Dynamic Life Baptist Ministries - Pastor Victor Clay

Sermon Title: The Model Ministry
Sermon Text: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13
Sermon Purpose: To call the hearer to reflect the components of a model ministry particpant.
Sermon Proposition: There are 3 key components of a model ministry.

1. The model ministry is a ministry of equipping. v.1-5

   • The equipping ministry establishes the believer in their faith. v.1-2a (Acts 14:22, 15:32; 2 Thess. 2:17)

   • The equipping ministry encourages the believer in their faith. v.2b

   • The equipping ministry empowers the believer in their faith. v.3-5 (1 Peter 1:10-11, 12; Romans 8:17; 2 Timothy 3:12; Galations 2:2)

   
   
   

2. The model ministry is a ministry of encouragement. v.6-10

   • The model ministry is a ministry of loving encouragement because of membership faithfulness. v.6-8 (Galations 5:6; Ephesians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:14; Revelation 2:19; Acts 18:9)

   • The model ministry is a ministry of loving encouragement because of membership fruitfulness. v.9-10 (2 Corin. 4:10, 16; 2 Corin. 13:9)

   
   
   

3. The model ministry is a ministry of expectation. v.11-13

   • The model ministry expects Divine guidance. v.11

   • The model ministry expects Divine growth. v.12 (Philippians 1:9)

   • The model ministry expects Divine glorification. v.13