Good Ground Grows Ministry: Recent Episodes
Joshua
The Life of Ministry A Variety of topics to equip and encourage leaders in ministry with Brother Josh
Title: Transitions
1. Lay out the program
2. Put the Pieces together
3. Be intentional in between each part
4. Make sure people or item are on deck ready to go.
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Title: Stay in Shape
1. Read Good Books
2. Regular Dental Check Up
3. Refrain From Eating before Preaching
4. Recreation
5. Really Say No
6. Remove the Phone Away
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Praise the Lord
If you think God can't use you, He certainly Can.
We must be...
1. Available
2. Able
When we are faithful, we can
3. Avail
on what God has in store for you.
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Title: Unfortunately Not Everyone
Text: Matthew 13
Four different Kinds of Heart
1. Wayside
2. Stony
3. Thorny
4. Good
Don't be to hard on yourself with the results, just be Faithful!
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Sunday through Thursday - First Draft
Thursday Saturday - Polish Draft
Saturday to Sunday Service - Practice
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Taking Full Responsibility
Learning to say "I apologize"
Several ways to approach unsatisfied members after everything you did to make everyone happy
1. Blame
2. Defend
3. Apologize
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Handling Delicate Matters (Children's Ministry)
- Attention
- Apologize
- Assurance
- Action - Is there one thing that we can do to ease the process?
Title: A Good Name
Text: Proverbs 22:1 & Luke 19:1-10
- A Good Name can be Ruined by Sin
- A Good Name can be Restored by Salvation
- A Good Name can be Revealed through Sanctification
Title: How Jesus Did Ministry
- The Intent of Jesus Ministry was the Core Luke 6:12-16
- The Impact of Jesus Ministry was His Constant Lifestyle Deuteronomy 6:4-9
- The Invoice of Jesus Ministry was the Great Commission Matthew 28:16-20
Title: The Art of Dining In
Text: Revelation 3:20
- Jesus dined with sinners that good people would IGNORE
- Jesus also dined with the CORE disciples
- Jesus dined with the core to IMPLORE
- Jesus dined with backsliders to RESTORE
- Jesus will dine with His Church, the Bride, FOREVERMORE
Title: Staying Fresh
- Personal Hygiene - Isaiah 1:16
- Intentional Rest - Exodus 20, Genesis 1
- Devotional Time - John 15:1-8
Title: Every Ministry Needs An Intercessor
Text: Genesis 18 and Isaiah 59
Iniquity - doing your own way
Intercessor - one who prays in behalf of another
Title: Dealing with Insecurities while in Ministry
Text: Exodus 4:10-14
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Not Like Moses
a. He exposed his limitation
b. He emphasized his limitation
c. He excused himself due to his limitation -
with God
a. Acknowledge Hs Creation
b. Recognize His Contiguous Nature
c. Benefit from His Coaching Method
Conclusion: What more could Moses see if he entrusted his limitation to the Lord?
Title: Ministry Shift
- Shift from Eisegesis to Exegesis (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
- Shift from Discussion Questions to Catechism Questions (John 11:26, Matthew 16:15; 19:22)
- Shift from Believing to Defending (1 Peter 3:10-18)
Genesis 39:20-23
Location does not determine prosperity, the Lord does.
I. EMBRACE IT WHOLEHEARTEDLY (v.22)
II. EXERCISE YOUR AUTHORITY (v.23)
III. EXPERIENCED PROSPERITY (v.23)
TEXT: 2 King 23:25
TITLE: No Leader Like Him Before or After
- HE ENCOUNTERED GOD 2 Kings 22:8-11
- HE ERADICATED IDOLS 2 Kings 23 :4-5
- HE EXECUTED THE WORD 2 Kings 23:16, 21
TEXT: 1 Corinthians 3:9-15
TITLE: THE REWARD CEREMONY
- EACH ONE'S WORK v.13
- EXPOSE EACH WORK v.13
- EMOTIONS WILL BE WILD v.14-15
TEXT: Acts 20:17-38
TITLE: Ministry is Full of...
- TEARS v. 19, 31, 37
- TRIALS v. 19, 2 Corinthians 11:22-28
- TROPHIES v. 24, 32