Pastor Jim Cymbala: The Calling 014 - The Secret of Ministry
Mar 11, 2022
A call to rediscover the missing link in ministry: tender, sacrificial love for people. Reflections on Paul as a model who shared his life and longed for his flock. A critique of professionalized, transactional ministry and a plea for pastoral devotion that prizes people as eternal reward. A prayerful invitation to be transformed by a baptism of love.
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Paul's Ministry Model Includes A Missing Link
- The Apostle Paul's ministry combined gospel preaching with dependence on the Holy Spirit and a deeper missing link of personal connection.
- Understanding Paul's model reveals that spiritual power alone isn't enough without relational attachment to people.
London Revelation Over 1 Thessalonians
- Jim Cymbala recounts weeping in a London hotel when 1 Thessalonians revealed the missing connection in his ministry.
- He describes Paul's tenderness like a nursing mother who shares not just the gospel but his life.
Share Your Life, Not Just Sermons
- Do share your life with the people you minister to, not just sermons or money.
- Work sacrificially so you are not a burden and so people feel your genuine love.