God Is Glorified In Our Church Life When Christ Rules Our Oz A Yellow Brick Road Journey To Break Through Our Personal Barriers To Effective Ministry.

God Is Glorified In Our Church Life When Christ

Rules Our OzA Yellow Brick Road Journey To Break A Yellow Brick Road Journey To Break

Through Our Personal Barriers To Effective Through Our Personal Barriers To Effective MinistryMinistry

Overcoming Overcoming The The Scarecrow Scarecrow SyndromeSyndrome

Reclaiming Reclaiming A A MindMind For For The The MinistryMinistry

ObjectivesObjectives

Overcoming The Overcoming The TinmanTinman SyndromeSyndrome

Overcoming The Overcoming The LionLion Syndrome Syndrome

A.A. Make Him Most Make Him Most Important (Who is He in Important (Who is He in your life?) your life?)

John 1:27,30John 1:27,30 ““It is He who, It is He who, coming after me, is preferred coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to strap I am not worthy to loose.…This is He of whom I loose.…This is He of whom I said, said, ‘‘After me comes a Man After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, who is preferred before me, for He was before me.for He was before me.’”’”

John 3:30John 3:30 He must increase, He must increase, but I must decrease.but I must decrease.

B.B. Make Him All Inclusive Make Him All Inclusive (Where is He in your (Where is He in your

life?) life?)

1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians 10:3110:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Overcoming The Overcoming The ScarecrowScarecrow SyndromeSyndrome

Reclaiming A Reclaiming A MindMind For The For The MinistryMinistry

ObjectivesObjectives

Overcoming Overcoming The The TinmanTinman SyndromeSyndrome

Reclaiming Reclaiming A A HeartHeart For The For The MinistryMinistry

PassionPassion

Overcoming The Overcoming The LionLion Syndrome Syndrome

Task Oriented:Task Oriented: Tasks become Tasks become bigger than peoplebigger than people’’s needss needs

Overwhelmed OrganizerOverwhelmed Organizer – – ministry is a centered around a ministry is a centered around a clipboard, not peopleclipboard, not people

Melancholy MusicianMelancholy Musician – perform – perform for people when the light for people when the light shines, then hides backstage shines, then hides backstage when the show is over when the show is over

Dilly-dallying DoerDilly-dallying Doer – will fix, – will fix, clean, or build around the clean, or build around the building to avoid othersbuilding to avoid others

Closet CookerCloset Cooker - easier to hide - easier to hide out in the kitchen than out in the kitchen than ministering to people ministering to people

Issue Oriented:Issue Oriented: Issues become Issues become bigger than peoplebigger than people’’s needss needs

Thin-skinned TheologianThin-skinned Theologian – prefers to – prefers to debate the Word than apply the Word for debate the Word than apply the Word for the growth of othersthe growth of others

Lawless LoverLawless Lover - advocates acceptance at - advocates acceptance at the expense of truth, righteousness and the expense of truth, righteousness and discernmentdiscernment

Pushy ProgressivePushy Progressive - pushes trends for - pushes trends for the sake of being contemporary rather the sake of being contemporary rather than adapting to needsthan adapting to needs

Languishing LegalistLanguishing Legalist – resists change – resists change because traditions and personal opinions because traditions and personal opinions are elevated over personal growthare elevated over personal growth

A.A. Ministry Is Superficial Ministry Is Superficial When Love Is VacantWhen Love Is Vacant

1 Corinthians 13:1-31 Corinthians 13:1-3 ““Though I speak with Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.have not love, it profits me nothing.””

B.B. Ministry Is Sincere When Ministry Is Sincere When Compelled By The Love Compelled By The Love Of ChristOf Christ

2 Corinthians 5:142 Corinthians 5:14 ““ For the love of For the love of Christ compels Christ compels us, because we us, because we judge thus: that if judge thus: that if One died for all, One died for all, then all diedthen all died””

C.C. Ministry Is Supernatural Ministry Is Supernatural When Enabled By The When Enabled By The Love Of God Love Of God

Romans 5:5Romans 5:5 ““Now Now hope does not hope does not disappoint, because disappoint, because the love of God has the love of God has been poured out in been poured out in our hearts by the Holy our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given Spirit who was given to us.to us.””

D.D. Ministry Is Stimulating Ministry Is Stimulating When The Truth Is When The Truth Is Tempered By Love Tempered By Love

Ephesians 4:15Ephesians 4:15 ““Speaking the truth Speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head – Christinto Him who is the head – Christ””

1.1. A Change-Oriented Ministry: Love A Change-Oriented Ministry: Love Stimulates GrowthStimulates Growth

2.2. A Concerned Ministry: Love Softens A Concerned Ministry: Love Softens TruthTruth

Overcoming The Overcoming The ScarecrowScarecrow SyndromeSyndrome

Reclaiming A Reclaiming A MindMind For The For The MinistryMinistry

ObjectivesObjectives

Overcoming The Overcoming The TinmanTinman SyndromeSyndrome

Reclaiming A Reclaiming A HeartHeart For The For The MinistryMinistry

PassionPassion

Overcoming Overcoming The The LionLion SyndromeSyndrome

Reclaiming Reclaiming CourageCourage For The For The MinistryMinistry

ActionAction

What We Fear In The What We Fear In The Ministry:Ministry: FailureFailure RejectionRejection ChangeChange ProblemsProblems IneptitudeIneptitude SacrificeSacrifice Spiritual WarfareSpiritual Warfare FaithFaith

Why Timothy Struggled Why Timothy Struggled With The With The ““Lion Lion SyndromeSyndrome””:: Frequent IllnessFrequent Illness (1 Tim 5:23) (1 Tim 5:23)

Fear of RejectionFear of Rejection (1 Cor (1 Cor 16:10-11) 16:10-11)

Being YoungBeing Young (1 Tim 4:12)(1 Tim 4:12) False TeachersFalse Teachers (1 Tim 1:3-7; (1 Tim 1:3-7;

4:6-7; 6:3-5; 2 Tim 2:14-19,23) 4:6-7; 6:3-5; 2 Tim 2:14-19,23)

Persecution of BelieversPersecution of Believers

GodGod’’s Encouragement Over s Encouragement Over Fear :Fear : 2 Timothy 1:72 Timothy 1:7 For God has For God has

not given us a spirit of fear, not given us a spirit of fear, but of but of powerpower and of and of lovelove and and of a of a sound mindsound mind..

GodGod’’s Encouragement Over Fear :s Encouragement Over Fear :

A.A. Power Overcomes FearPower Overcomes Fear Romans 8:37Romans 8:37 we are more than

conquerors through Him who loved us

B.B. Love Overcomes FearLove Overcomes Fear 1 John 4:181 John 4:18 There is no fear in There is no fear in

love; but perfect love casts out fear, love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made he who fears has not been made perfect in love.perfect in love.

Perfected Love Prevailing FearLove self-sacrifices (1 Jn 3:16; Jn 3:16)

Fear self-protects

Love is trusting – “believes all things” (1 Cor 13:7)

Fear is suspicious

Love “thinks no evil” (1 Cor 13:5)

Fear is always concentrated on evil

Love serves people (1 Jn 3:16-18)

Fear moves away from people

Love never fails (1 Cor 13:8)

Fear immobilizes and flees

C.C.Soundness Of Mind Soundness Of Mind Overcomes FearOvercomes Fear

Philippians 4:6-7Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts understanding, will guard your hearts and and mindsminds through Christ Jesus. through Christ Jesus.

Mind For Ministry Mind For Ministry In what ways does our In what ways does our

ministry demonstrate ministry demonstrate that He is all important that He is all important and all inclusive? and all inclusive?

How can we step out in How can we step out in faith rather than faith rather than trusting in our flesh trusting in our flesh whereby God can be whereby God can be glorified?glorified?

Heart For MinistryHeart For Ministry Do we love the Do we love the

people of people of ministry more ministry more than the tasks of than the tasks of ministry?ministry?

WhoWho’’s needs are s needs are being neglected?being neglected?

Courage For MinistryCourage For Ministry

Is GodIs God’’s grace, s grace, power, and power, and calling greater calling greater than our fear of than our fear of taking the risk?taking the risk?

What fears are What fears are paralyzing me paralyzing me from ministry?from ministry?

Thank you!Thank you!

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