More Audio...What is Ministry?

This is sermon I had the privilege of delivering to a church in Manhattan, KS on July 23, 2006. It is the result of thinking about 2 Corinthians 4 for several months and trying to see how I might live it out. There is a part 2 and part 3 to the sermon. I have taught these in Sunday school and Bible study settings and hopefully they will develop into sermons also.

From this sermon, the concept that I want to expand on is commending versus proclaiming. Hopefully, I will be able to devote some time to blogging about this concept and thinking through the implications.

NOTE: For some reason the audio begins with me in mid-sentence. Mentally add something like this to the very beginning:

In this passage, Paul writes that he has a ministry. In this context he is
talking about his ministry as an apostle. It is worth mentioning at this point
that this ministry is to non-believers AND believers. Paul brings the Good News
to people who have never heard it so that as they respond to the Gospel they
come together as the visible church...

Click here to listen: "What is Ministry?"