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*Successful Ministers*
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1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Introduction: How would you determine if a minister is successful?
What would the basic requirements be for making that assessment?
Do you ever judge the minister?
If you were to move away and were shopping for a church what is the criteria upon which you would base your decision as to where you would worship?
A major shift has occurred over the years when it comes to evaluating churches.
People have responded more like consumers than committed servers.
They are more interested in what they can get than what they have to give.
It is not unusual for pastors to sense that we are competing for those in the market similar to what takes place in the retail environment.
Competition was making a mess out of the church at Corinth.
Paul writes to the believers there to deal with the divisiveness that had ensued.
There were those in the church who were exalting men in leadership and finding fault with others.
(kind of reminds me of many politicians who don’t merely tell you why you should vote for them, they tell you what is wrong with the others.)
We sure are glad when elections are over and the commercials stop!
Paul instructs the Corinthians as to what successful ministers look like.
Now before you think that this message is just for Pastor Mike and myself, you need to understand that we are all to be in the ministry if we are a child of God.
We need to make sure that we are all successful ministers.
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**They appreciate the position v. 1*
a.
The position is one of subordination
a.
We are to be regarded as “under-rowers”, as personal assistants to a superior.
b.
There were two words normally translated “minister or servant”.
This one meaning “under-rower and the other meaning “to run errands or wait tables.
They both involve servant hood.
The successful minister understands his position as personal servants of Christ!
The word is also translated slaves.
We don’t really like that concept but that is the mindset we need as a follower of Jesus.
c.
The “captain” sets the course and the “rowers” follow His directions.
They have to row together.
If you have paddled a tandem canoe you know the challenge!
Work together, keep your focus, encourage each other, etc.
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It is also a management position
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Paul says that they are also stewards – “those who have been given a trust”.
b.
They were entrusted to be managers or overseers.
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They did not own anything but were given the responsibility to care for the possessions of others.
We are not to respond as those who are “renting”.
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Because we are slaves~/servants we can not claim ownership of anything!
Children say, “that’s mine”, and fight over stuff.
Stewards realize that they don’t own anything.
It all belongs to the Masters.
How might our lives change when we realize that fact?
As adults we still struggle with the “that’s mine” mentality.
It is not, it is God’s, His abilities, time, energy, resources and anything else we might be tempted to claim for as our own.
Instead of saying something is mine we could rightfully say, it is God’s and I am managing it for Him.
At least we should think and act that way.
e.
Their specific responsibility is identified as the mysteries of God.
They were given the task of spreading the work of the Lord and Master in His absence.
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**They adhere to the standard v. 2*
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The requirement for these stewards is that they are faithful and trustworthy.
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This means that they follow their orders and carry out their duties with complete allegiance and obedience.
In Luke 16:1 we have the account of a steward who had done a poor job with his master’s belongings.
Luke 16:1-2 (NASB95) \\ 1 Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.
\\ 2 “And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you?
Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’
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Luke 12:42-43 (NASB95) \\ 42 And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and sensible steward, whom his master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their rations at the proper time?
\\ 43 “Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes.
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c. “In this case” what would a faithful steward look like?
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Faithful to God by following His will.
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