Ministry Starts Today

What does it mean to be in ministry? Do you know someone in ministry? As we continue our series, Ecclesia, Nate Hilgenkamp teaches through Galatians 6:1-5, teaching us that all Christians are in ministry.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

-There is only one quality needed to be in ministry: the Holy Spirit. If you are a Christian, you are in ministry!

-If someone in your life group talks to a “pastor” before you, that should bother you.

-As ministers, we restore sinners.

-Confessing your sin should be a regular part of your life group meetings.

-Make no mistake, sin will destroy your life.

-Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.

-When Christians confess sin, we should remind them of their identity in Christ and that He died for their sins.

-As ministers, we carry burdens.

-We generally don’t like asking for help; however, that runs completely contrary to the gospel and to living life alongside other Christians.

-When you help carry someone’s burden you are living out the Great Commandment: love God and love others.

-As ministers, we carry our own load.

-Different seasons call for different tasks, but each season calls us to prioritize our faith and to focus on what God has given us (not what He gave someone else).

-In order for the church to advance, everyone has to be in the game. Christianity is not a spectator sport.

MENTIONED OR RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

-Suggested Scripture Study: Galatians 6:1-5; 2 Peter 2:9; Exodus 18:13-27; Proverbs 28:13; Mark 12:30-31

-Sermon: The Gift that Keeps on Giving