Called to the ministry of preaching unsearchable riches
Rev. Dennis Lee expounds on Ephesians 3:7-8 to explore the theological foundation of the Christian ministry, emphasizing that God's sovereign call—not man or the church—establishes a minister's credentials and authority. The article addresses what defines a minister and what spiritual conviction sustains faithful pastoral labor, particularly in difficult circumstances, using Paul's example as a model for understanding the minister's proper mentality toward his calling.
Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. Ephesians 3:7, 8 One of the great needs of the hour is the need for ministers and preachers. But what is the nature of the ministry? What are its challenges? And is it really a desirable work, something to which we wish our...
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