June 9, 2024

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Ministry is always a race for the one. And it is a race for as many “ones” as possible, and getting as many “ones” and affecting “ones” as possible. The parable of the 99 and the 1 illustrates this very well.

I like this story the best though because it illustrates ministry better: “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep. “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.” John 10:10-16 NLT

Sermon Series

Ministry

Pastor Nate Phillips

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