Calvary Church
Fulfil Your Ministry - Kerrin Wallis
‘We see a growing church, meeting in many locations around the world, helping people to know Jesus, find community and make a difference.’
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Calvary Townsville
569 Bayswater Rd, Mount Louisa QLD 4814, Australia
Sunday 8:00 AM
Sunday 10:00 AM
Fulfil Your Ministry
2 Tim 4:1-5 (NKJV)
“I charge you…”
· Charge means:
· To give exhortation – serving to advise or warn…
· Verbal expressions used to encourage or discourage an action…
So there is advice here for all of us to fulfill our ministry
All of us are ministers and ALL of us have a ministry to fulfill
· It is not just for a preacher, but EVERY BELIEVER has a ministry
· A calling to fulfil the plan of God in and through their lives
· A purpose that God has set you up for this year…
In this passage, Paul now an old man, writes to Timothy AND the church at Ephesus gives them some wisdom and a charge!
· Paul has seen some great moment and some times of significant challenge.
Here he gives written words to advise and warn, to encourage and discourage certain actions, with the outcome of FULFILLING THEIR MINISTRY…
· He knows he likely doesn’t have long, so he wants his words to count…
2 Tim 4:1-5 (NKJV)
4 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead [b]at His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. 5 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry.
1.BEFORE GOD…
2 Tim 4:1-5 (NKJV)
4 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead [b]at His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.
We have to know who the boss is and who do we answer to…
We ALL answer to God!
· He gives us breath, provided salvation, owns this earth, life and everything else…
· He rules the heavens and the earth
· To HIM will EVERY KNEE BOW and every tong confess…
· He pays the wages, earthly and eternal…
· He is the one we give account to…
so NEVER give in to living according to others opinions
There is a lot of opinion out there… IGNORE 99.9% of it!
We ought to live by GODS COMMANDS knowing we answer to HIM not others opinions.
· Not this worlds opinions
· Not our cultures opinions
· Not what social media says
· Not the loudest voice
We answer to God so lets get clear on what HE SAYS and not worry about what everybody else says!
· Everyone has an idea, a way, their take on, their opinion, how they think it should be done…
Wrestle your own convictions and actions through in prayer and with the scriptures, then be UNDETERRED in your pursuit of what God says!
1 Tim 4:12 (NKJV)
12 Let no one [d]despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, [e]in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to [f]doctrine. 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
Your CALL is ‘BEFORE GOD’, not ‘Subject to what people think or expect…’
2)PREACH THE WORD
2 Tim 4:1-5 (NKJV)
4 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead [b]at His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.
It is interesting that Paul just two chapters prior used that same word ‘CHARGE’
2 Tim 2:14-17 (NKJV)
14 Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to [d]strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers. 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and [e]idle babblings, for they will [f]increase to more ungodliness. 17 And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,
PREACH the WORD of GOD!
Any church ONLY has LIFE while it KEEPS JESUS CHRIST and THE GOSPEL Central to its existence, purpose and mission!
For ALL of us, we may NOT be preachers on a stage, but we ALL preach the EVERY DAY by our actions…
SO If we think its just preachers that need to prepare their hearts and have a word THEN CHURCH WE HAVE MISSED IT!
· We will all preach tomorrow in the world with our: life, words, actions, influence, the question is WHAT will we preach?
· Do we preach the WORD with our ACTIONS?
· Does our life preach JESUS – because He IS the WORD made flesh / human…
· Will we preach Character, Godliness, Joy, Life….
· Have we even READ the WORD of GOD and have it in us to preach?
· LIVE by it! OBEY it!
Here Paul says, PREACH the WORD!
· Jesus is the WORD
· PREACH HIM
· Preach the gospel
· Preach Hope, Life, Eternity
OUR FAITH as CHRISTIANS ONLY has LIFE while it KEEPS JESUS CHRIST and the GOSPEL (THE WORD) Central to its existence, purpose and mission!
Preach the WORD not opinion
· Don’t be distracted by fringe concepts
· Preach promises not rules and regulations
· Preach revelation not regurgitation
· Preach the Kingdom of Heaven not the Kingdom on earth
Convince - don’t apologise
Rebuke - don’t tolerate, compromise, water it down, less than, half the Word…
· Have convictions and refuse to be moulded, bent or stooped to compromise for this worlds sake…
Exhort – it should encourage, bring life, hope, courage, boldness
3)BE READY – BOTH IN season and OUT of Season…
There are all kinds of seasons in life…
· Good ones, Bad ones…
· Success and Challenge
· Some filled with JOY and WINNING, others with LOSS and PAIN
· Seasons of NEW THINGS
· Seasons of the grind and just doing the yards
· Seasons we new were coming / Seasons we didn’t expect
Paul knows this – REMEMBER He has seen some life and done the yards…
· He says Preach the Word – point people to Jesus:
IN SEASON –
· When its good and life is happening
· Your seeing it, feeling it…
· Things are visually moving forward
· Preach the WORD – (that’s EVERYONE remember, not just preachers)
o be faithful to be unwavering in your purpose to reach lost people with Gods love!
OUT OF SEASON –
· When its tough and your not seeing it…
· Your praying and nothing LOOKS like its moving
· There is opposition / its difficult
· Breakthrough seems impossible….
· Preach the WORD –
o be faithful to be unwavering in your purpose to reach lost people with Gods love!
PREACH THE WORD – AND - BE READY!
· Ready for a miracle!
· Ready for Breakthrough…
· Ready for tough days
· Ready for a fight when it comes
· Ready for blessing and opportunity!
WAKE UP EVERY DAY and get ready for God to do SOMETHING
We have to sown in the season now (even if its TOUGH) to reap in the season ahead!
Most people don’t stop to consider that even in the natural, we don’t reap in the IN season unless the sowing was done in the OUT season!
· If we want Wheat IN Season – we actually sow before its IN Season!
· Too many people never reap because they weren’t IN SEASON, so they didn’t sow and therefore it NEVER REAPS…
Life is filled with SEASONS, but the KINGDOM of GOD it marches THROUGH ALL SEASONS!
Be ready for God to give you a faith step, a miracle, a provision, an opportunity, a disaster, a challenge, an impossible situation!
· In ALL THESE look for the God element!
4)Fulfill YOUR MINISTRY!
Don’t ever give up, till we get the job done!
· Fulfill that which God has called you to!
Don’t ever get caught up trying to fulfill someone else’s ministry, fulfill YOURS!
Hebrews 12:1-2 (NKJV)
12 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the [a]author and [b]finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Church we ALL have a ministry that God has called us to fulfill!
· Cities and Nations to reach
· Marriages to fulfill
· Kids and families to raise
· People to reach
· Work places, friends, neighbours, schools to represent God to
· We have gifts and talents God has given us to build HIS Kingdom, not ours…
FULFILL YOUR MINISTRY!
God has called you for such a time as this so lets not mess around!
· Make a decision this YEAR to FULFILL you MINISTRY!
2 Tim 4:1-5 (NKJV)
“I charge you…”
· Charge means:
· To give exhortation – serving to advise or warn…
· Verbal expressions used to encourage or discourage an action…
So there is advice here for all of us to fulfill our ministry
All of us are ministers and ALL of us have a ministry to fulfill
· It is not just for a preacher, but EVERY BELIEVER has a ministry
· A calling to fulfil the plan of God in and through their lives
· A purpose that God has set you up for this year…
In this passage, Paul now an old man, writes to Timothy AND the church at Ephesus gives them some wisdom and a charge!
· Paul has seen some great moment and some times of significant challenge.
Here he gives written words to advise and warn, to encourage and discourage certain actions, with the outcome of FULFILLING THEIR MINISTRY…
· He knows he likely doesn’t have long, so he wants his words to count…
2 Tim 4:1-5 (NKJV)
4 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead [b]at His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; 4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. 5 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry.
1.BEFORE GOD…
2 Tim 4:1-5 (NKJV)
4 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead [b]at His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.
We have to know who the boss is and who do we answer to…
We ALL answer to God!
· He gives us breath, provided salvation, owns this earth, life and everything else…
· He rules the heavens and the earth
· To HIM will EVERY KNEE BOW and every tong confess…
· He pays the wages, earthly and eternal…
· He is the one we give account to…
so NEVER give in to living according to others opinions
There is a lot of opinion out there… IGNORE 99.9% of it!
We ought to live by GODS COMMANDS knowing we answer to HIM not others opinions.
· Not this worlds opinions
· Not our cultures opinions
· Not what social media says
· Not the loudest voice
We answer to God so lets get clear on what HE SAYS and not worry about what everybody else says!
· Everyone has an idea, a way, their take on, their opinion, how they think it should be done…
Wrestle your own convictions and actions through in prayer and with the scriptures, then be UNDETERRED in your pursuit of what God says!
1 Tim 4:12 (NKJV)
12 Let no one [d]despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, [e]in spirit, in faith, in purity. 13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to [f]doctrine. 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
Your CALL is ‘BEFORE GOD’, not ‘Subject to what people think or expect…’
2)PREACH THE WORD
2 Tim 4:1-5 (NKJV)
4 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead [b]at His appearing and His kingdom: 2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.
It is interesting that Paul just two chapters prior used that same word ‘CHARGE’
2 Tim 2:14-17 (NKJV)
14 Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to [d]strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers. 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and [e]idle babblings, for they will [f]increase to more ungodliness. 17 And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,
PREACH the WORD of GOD!
Any church ONLY has LIFE while it KEEPS JESUS CHRIST and THE GOSPEL Central to its existence, purpose and mission!
For ALL of us, we may NOT be preachers on a stage, but we ALL preach the EVERY DAY by our actions…
SO If we think its just preachers that need to prepare their hearts and have a word THEN CHURCH WE HAVE MISSED IT!
· We will all preach tomorrow in the world with our: life, words, actions, influence, the question is WHAT will we preach?
· Do we preach the WORD with our ACTIONS?
· Does our life preach JESUS – because He IS the WORD made flesh / human…
· Will we preach Character, Godliness, Joy, Life….
· Have we even READ the WORD of GOD and have it in us to preach?
· LIVE by it! OBEY it!
Here Paul says, PREACH the WORD!
· Jesus is the WORD
· PREACH HIM
· Preach the gospel
· Preach Hope, Life, Eternity
OUR FAITH as CHRISTIANS ONLY has LIFE while it KEEPS JESUS CHRIST and the GOSPEL (THE WORD) Central to its existence, purpose and mission!
Preach the WORD not opinion
· Don’t be distracted by fringe concepts
· Preach promises not rules and regulations
· Preach revelation not regurgitation
· Preach the Kingdom of Heaven not the Kingdom on earth
Convince - don’t apologise
Rebuke - don’t tolerate, compromise, water it down, less than, half the Word…
· Have convictions and refuse to be moulded, bent or stooped to compromise for this worlds sake…
Exhort – it should encourage, bring life, hope, courage, boldness
3)BE READY – BOTH IN season and OUT of Season…
There are all kinds of seasons in life…
· Good ones, Bad ones…
· Success and Challenge
· Some filled with JOY and WINNING, others with LOSS and PAIN
· Seasons of NEW THINGS
· Seasons of the grind and just doing the yards
· Seasons we new were coming / Seasons we didn’t expect
Paul knows this – REMEMBER He has seen some life and done the yards…
· He says Preach the Word – point people to Jesus:
IN SEASON –
· When its good and life is happening
· Your seeing it, feeling it…
· Things are visually moving forward
· Preach the WORD – (that’s EVERYONE remember, not just preachers)
o be faithful to be unwavering in your purpose to reach lost people with Gods love!
OUT OF SEASON –
· When its tough and your not seeing it…
· Your praying and nothing LOOKS like its moving
· There is opposition / its difficult
· Breakthrough seems impossible….
· Preach the WORD –
o be faithful to be unwavering in your purpose to reach lost people with Gods love!
PREACH THE WORD – AND - BE READY!
· Ready for a miracle!
· Ready for Breakthrough…
· Ready for tough days
· Ready for a fight when it comes
· Ready for blessing and opportunity!
WAKE UP EVERY DAY and get ready for God to do SOMETHING
We have to sown in the season now (even if its TOUGH) to reap in the season ahead!
Most people don’t stop to consider that even in the natural, we don’t reap in the IN season unless the sowing was done in the OUT season!
· If we want Wheat IN Season – we actually sow before its IN Season!
· Too many people never reap because they weren’t IN SEASON, so they didn’t sow and therefore it NEVER REAPS…
Life is filled with SEASONS, but the KINGDOM of GOD it marches THROUGH ALL SEASONS!
Be ready for God to give you a faith step, a miracle, a provision, an opportunity, a disaster, a challenge, an impossible situation!
· In ALL THESE look for the God element!
4)Fulfill YOUR MINISTRY!
Don’t ever give up, till we get the job done!
· Fulfill that which God has called you to!
Don’t ever get caught up trying to fulfill someone else’s ministry, fulfill YOURS!
Hebrews 12:1-2 (NKJV)
12 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the [a]author and [b]finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Church we ALL have a ministry that God has called us to fulfill!
· Cities and Nations to reach
· Marriages to fulfill
· Kids and families to raise
· People to reach
· Work places, friends, neighbours, schools to represent God to
· We have gifts and talents God has given us to build HIS Kingdom, not ours…
FULFILL YOUR MINISTRY!
God has called you for such a time as this so lets not mess around!
· Make a decision this YEAR to FULFILL you MINISTRY!
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