Sermon Tone Analysis

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God calls people to minister
Qualification is by call, not gifting or achievement
See also
God calls those who the world regards as weak or foolish
Feelings of inadequacy to God’s call are common
Moses; Gideon; Saul; David; Solomon; Isaiah; Jeremiah
Responding to God’s call to minister
Readiness and availability
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Faith, rather than natural talent or moral perfection, is required
See also Jacob was a deceiver; Moses and Aaron disobeyed God.
David committed adultery and murder:
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Solomon disobeyed God’s command.
NT ministers are recognised by call rather than their achievement
The Twelve
The Twelve, including Peter and Judas, failed Jesus Christ at critical times.
Paul
; ; ; Though greatly gifted, Paul was kept humble by his sense of unworthiness, difficulties and disappointments and his “thorn in the flesh”;
Ministry in the NT is described as service
Serving God
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Serving Jesus Christ
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Serving the gospel
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Serving the church
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Ministry is described in terms of its source, content or nature
Its source
It is of the Spirit:
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It is from God.
Its content
the word of God; reconciliation
Its nature
Apostolic:
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priestly
Various ministries are equally linked by qualifications of character
the replacement for Judas; the Seven
Overseers:
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Deacons; Timothy
The personal qualifications for ministry
Faithfulness
Timothy; Paul’s claim for his own ministry
“faithful” is the sole description of the ministries of Epaphras and Tychicus:
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Godliness
Simon was not right with God.
Timothy:
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Christlikeness
The replacement apostle for Judas had to have been with Jesus Christ from the beginning.
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