THE MINISTER AS A VESSEL OF GOD’S GLORY

MONTHLY THEME: O LORD, MY STRENGTH

THEME SCRIPTURE:
Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Main Scripture:

“If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.”
‎(1 Peter 4:11)
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Reflection:

‎A minister carries God’s glory by carrying Christ within. The purpose of ministry is not to display human talent but to reveal the treasure of Christ in an earthen vessel. When people encounter the minister, they should be directed beyond the vessel to the power, grace, and glory of God.
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Action Points with Scriptures:

1.Ask God to make Christ visible in your attitude, service, and ministry.

Scripture: ‎‎“To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:”
‎(Colossians 1:27)

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2.Depend on God’s power rather than your natural ability.

‎Scripture: “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.”
‎(2 Corinthians 4:7)

3. Serve others faithfully as a steward of God’s grace.

Scripture:‎ “As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
‎(1 Peter 4:10)
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Supporting Scriptures and Prayers:

1. And we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. ( 2 Corinthians 3:18)

‎Prayer: ‎Father in Heaven, as I behold Your glory, transform me into the image of Christ from glory to glory in Jesus Name Amen.

2. Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. (Isaiah 60:1)

‎Prayer: Father in Heaven, cause Your light and glory to rise upon me so I can arise and shine in my assignment in Jesus Name Amen.
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3. The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. Psalm 28:8)

Prayer:
‎Father in Heaven, strengthen me to carry Your glory with humility in Jesus Name Amen.

ALTAR CALL

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (KJV):

“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.”

John 3:16 — For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 14:6 — Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me..

THE MINISTER AS A VESSEL OF GOD’S GLORY