To: marshmallow
Jesus gave these people jobs (heal the sick, raise the dead, etc.) when they were on earth. I don’t understand why some people think that when they went to heaven He FIRED them. The reward for a job well done is another job with more responsibilities.
3 posted on
01/23/2011 8:19:43 PM PST by
nina0113
To: nina0113
That’s a great way of putting it!
5 posted on
01/23/2011 8:27:51 PM PST by
marshmallow
("A country which kills its own children has no future" -Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
To: nina0113
Big differences between a job and a ministry. The apostles and early disciples had ministries. So do we!
Job versus Ministry
Some people have a JOB in the church; others involve themselves in a MINISTRY.
What's the difference?
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- If you are doing it just because no one else will, it's a JOB.
If you are doing it to serve the Lord, it's a MINISTRY.
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- If you quit because somebody criticized you, it was a JOB.
If you keep on serving, it's a MINISTRY.
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- If you'll do it only as long as it does not interfere with your other activities, it's a JOB.
If you are committed to staying with it even when it means letting go of other things, it's a MINISTRY.
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- If you quit because no one praised you or thanked you, it was a JOB.
If you stay with it even though nobody recognizes your efforts, it is a MINISTRY.
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- It's hard to get excited about a JOB.
It's almost impossible not to be excited about a MINISTRY.
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- If our concern is success, it's a JOB.
If our concern is faithfulness, it's a MINISTRY.
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- An average church is filled with people doing JOBs.
A great and growing church is filled with people involved in MINISTRY.
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- If God calls you to a MINISTRY, don't treat it like a JOB.
If you have a JOB, give it up and find a MINISTRY.
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- God does not want us feeling stuck with a JOB,
but excited and faithful to Him in a MINISTRY.
--Author unknown--
Service versus Mission
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- If you doing it with your head, it's a SERVICE.
If you doing it with your heart, it's a MISSION.
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- The purpose of a SERVICE by itself is to glorify your name.
The purpose of a MISSION is to glorify His Name---God.
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- If you doing things to expect a return, it's a SERVICE.
If you doing things to please God with no return, it's a MISSION.
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- You make excuses to perform a SERVICE.
You find every way to achieve your MISSION.
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- The outcome of your SERVICE might cause unhappiness.
The outcome of a MISSION is an internal happiness.
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- When you asked "What am I doing here?", you are performing a SERVICE.
When you asked "What can I do to achieve God's purpose in me?", you are working toward your MISSION.
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- Asked NOT What God can do for you (SERVICE),
but ask What I can Do for God (MISSION).
--Author unknown--
6 posted on
01/23/2011 8:33:54 PM PST by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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