Gospel: The Motivation for Ministry

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Gospel: The Motivation for Ministry

Romans 12:2-21

December 8, 2024 • Alexey Kolomiytsev • Romans 12:2–21

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The gospel is not only the source of true ministry to God, but also its motivation, which gives the power to serve, overcoming difficulties and determining the essence and direction of ministry. Whenever ministry is motivated by something other than the gospel, it is deprived of God's power and God's arrangement, creating many difficulties.

Gospel: The Source of Ministry

December 1, 2024 • Alexey Kolomiytsev • Romans 12:1–2

Ministry is an integral part of the Christian life. It is not just an opportunity for self-fulfillment for those who are especially active. Service is an expression of the life that God has born in the heart of the Christian. The gospel plays a vital role in how this life is put into practice. It becomes a conduit of God's power that makes us able to work tirelessly for Christ without expecting praise or grumbling. It always gives hope and motivation, making our ministry joyful regardless of external conditions.

Gospel: The Power to Triumph in Hardship

November 24, 2024 • Alexey Kolomiytsev • Romans 8:31–39

God made sure that those saved by His Son could have all the necessities of life and godliness. One of these necessities is to have the strength to overcome the hardship we face in life. Various experiences, difficulties in life, persecution, and direct attacks from the devil constitute the reality of believing people's lives on earth. To persevere through them and emerge victorious requires supernatural strength, which comes to us through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Gospel: the Foundation of Confidence in God

November 10, 2024 • Alexey Kolomiytsev • Romans 8:26–30

Introducing the theme of adoption, the Apostle Paul says that all who are in Christ, all who are born of the Holy Spirit, “all who are led by the Spirit of God, are children of God.” Being born again is the result of the radical work of the Holy Spirit in the human heart, resulting in a new nature in us that carries God's DNA. It binds our inner world to God as children are bound to their parents. We belong to Him and we are part of His family. In Jesus Christ, through adoption, we have a stronghold. We know for a fact that He, trusting in the Father, lived a wholesome life on earth, overcoming all the hardships and trials decreed for Him by the Father, and triumphantly entered into glory. This is what gives us confidence.