As those who love God and want to serve Him, we need to be first tested and approved by God and then entrusted by Him with the gospel; then, we should not please men but God, not having flattering speech or a pretext for covetousness but speaking one with the Lord for His glory […]
Shepherd others by Giving them a Proper Pattern: Feed them with our Living of Christ
The best way for us to shepherd people, to cherish and nourish them, is to give them a proper pattern or to point them to a proper pattern in the Bible; we need to feed the ones we are caring for with our own living of Christ, setting a pattern before them to foster […]
An Ambassador of Christ is Constrained by the Love of Christ and Serves God in Spirit
An ambassador of Christ is constrained by the love of Christ and has the sole ambition of being pleasing to God, serving God in spirit and in the Body of Christ. As believers in Christ, we are ambassadors of Christ, those who are determined to be well-pleasing to Christ in all things, being constrained […]
Have God’s Appearing to be a Minister and a Witness of Christ to Magnify Christ
The apostle Paul was a pattern to the believers of living Christ, magnifying Christ, and ministering Christ as the Spirit in his spirit for the building up of the Body of Christ; we need to follow his pattern to be a minister and a witness of Christ, taking Him as our goal, living, and […]
Build up a Habit of Exercising our Spirit to Live Christ and Speak Christ to Others
For us to be good ministers of Christ Jesus, the primary thing is to exercise our spirit, even build up of exercising our spirit unto godliness to live Christ in our daily life and speak for the Lord both to people and to the things around us so that we may be filled inwardly […]
Have God’s Speaking, Bear others before God, and Minister the Word with a Burden
For us to be good ministers of Christ Jesus, we need to have a burden and minister the word with a burden from the Lord; we need to know and bear people’s condition before God, have God’s shining, know what God wants to speak, and speak with a burden from the Lord. Amen! It […]
Minister Life, Serve the Saints, and Dispense the Lord’s Sweet and Nourishing Words
As good ministers of Christ, we need to minister life and serve the saints according to the principle of life, focusing only on Christ and on nothing else; our lips should drip fresh honey to strengthen and nourish the saints, not criticizing words or reviling speaking. Amen, Lord Jesus, make us the good ministers […]