The Plowman

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This message by Pastor Rod Harris was delivered at Trinity Baptist Church on Sunday morning, September 2, 2007, and was taken from Mark 9:14-37.

What do you do when there is no power? Start by acknowledging that there is no power in programs. When we walk in obedience to God, he will supply the power. In the passage before us we have a pattern for ministry. In Mark 9, notice the contrast between the glory on the mountain with the confusion and turmoil of the crowds. We don’t live on the mountain top, we live down were the hurting crowds are. Here is where our ministry is.

Three things mark a divinely-powered ministry

1. A powerful ministry demands a robust, confident faith (vs. 17-29).
2. A powerful ministry demands a clear focus on the ultimate issue: Jesus’ crucifixion (vs. 30-32). We do not allow ourselves to be sidetracked by what is good, at the expense of our essential task of delivering the message of the gospel.
3. A powerful ministry requires of us a genuine humility (vs. 33-37).

The question must be asked of every Christian ministry, and every Christian: Where are you?

 

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This message by Pastor Rod Harris, in the “You and Your Church” series, was delivered at Trinity Baptist Church on Wednesday evening, August 29, 2007.

How do we relate to the church, and why does the church matter, and how do we develop a passion for the church? What is our relationship to the church suppose to be? What is to be our commitment to the church?

The purpose of this study over the next few weeks is to discover the beauty of the church. The church was God’s idea in the first place, his design for taking the gospel to the world, and building up the spiritual lives of the believer and fulfilling the greatest needs of our lives.