1. manhood (or womanhood) |
Gen 1:26,27
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God makes the man before manifesting mighty ministry. |
| Rom. 8:29 |
Man – apart from position, message or ministry |
Heb. 2: 6,10 |
Personality – evaluating the person, not performance |
1. Tim 2:5 |
Jesus – manhood thirty years; ministry – three and a half; 10:1 ratio |
2. Ministry |
2 Cor. 6:3
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No offense to ministry; 1 Cor. 2:4-5 – power and demonstration |
| Mt. 7:15-21 |
By their fruits you shall know them – anointing, results |
| Deut. 18:20-22 |
Prophecies or preaching productive; proven, pure, positive |
| 3. message |
| Eph. 4:15 |
Speak the truth in love; present truth and life giving |
| 1 Tim. 4:2 |
Message balanced, scriptural, doctrinally sound and spiritually right |
| Mk. 16:20 |
God confirms His word – not person, pride, or reputation |
| 4. maturity |
| Jas. 3:17 |
Attitude right; mature in human relations; heavenly wisdom |
| Gal. 5:22 |
Fruit of the Spirit, Christ-like character, dependable, steadfast |
| 1 Cor. 13 |
Not childish, Eph. 4:14, Heb. 5:14; Biblically knowledgeable and mature |
| 1 Tim. 3:6 |
Not a novice |
| 5. marriage |
| 1 Tim. 3:2,5 |
Scripturally in order, personal family versus God’s family |
| 1 Pet. 3:1,7 |
Priorities straight – God first, wife and family, then ministry |
| Eph. 5:22,23 |
Marriage to exemplify relationship of Christ and His church |
| 6. methods |
| Titus 1:16 |
Rigidly righteous, ethical, honest, integrity – honest |
| Rom. 1:18 |
Not manipulative or deceptive; doesn't’t speak ‘evangelistically’ |
| Rom. 3:7,8 |
Good end results; do not justify unscriptural methods |
| 7. manners |
| Titus 1:7, 3:1,2 |
Unselfish, polite, kind, gentlemanly or ladylike, discreet |
| Eph. 4:29, 5:4 |
Proper speech and communication in words and mannerism |
| 8. money |
| 1 Tim. 3:6 |
Not “craving wealth and resorting to ignoble and dishonest methods of getting it” (Amplified) |
| 1 Tim. 6:5,10,17 |
Luke 12:15 – Love of money and materialism destroys (e.g. Achan, Balaam, Judas) |
| 9. morality |
| Col. 3:5 |
Virtuous, pure and proper relationships |
| 1. Cor. 6:9-10,18, Eph. 5:3, 1 Cor. 5:11 |
Biblical sexual purity in attitude and action |
| Matt. 5:28 |
No wrong thoughts or desire to do – without opportunity to act |
| 10. motive |
| Matt. 6:1 |
To serve or be seen? Fulfill personal drive or God’s desire? |
| 1 Cor. 16:15-16 |
True motivation? To minister or to be a minister? To herald the truth or just be heard by man? |
| 1 Cor. 13:1-3 |
Motivated by God’s love, or lust for power, fame, name, etc.? |
