If we want to know how to effectively minister to others, we need to look at the model Jesus established. Last week, we talked about identification, that we must know who we are and who we belong to in order to be confident in ministry. By understanding that God creates each of us to be unique, we can engage in ministry without comparing ourselves to or copying others.
This week I want to talk about our motivation for ministry. To be effective in ministry, we must clarify why we are in ministry.
This was a settled issue for Jesus. He dedicated his entire life to pleasing God. In John 5:30, Jesus says, “I seek not to please myself but him who sent me” (John 5:30b NIV).
What was Jesus’ motivation for ministry? It was to please God the Father. Was it to please himself? No. Other people? No. To be popular? No. To make a lot of money? No. Ego strokes? No. He said, “I do it to please the Father.”
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