South Side Baptist Church

Abbeville, South Carolina

Pastor Zack Little

May 10, 2020

Sunday AM Service

Sermon Notes:

As a minister of the gospel, you must combine your proclamation of the gospel with a lifestyle of self-sacrifice.

I. God’s standard provides the measure for how we live.

II. Genuine gospel ministry is characterized by obedience rather than dishonest motives. (3-4)

III. Genuine gospel ministry is characterized by self-sacrifice rather than self-serving methods. (5-12)

a. False ministers work for their own benefit. (5-6)

1. Flattery for personal influence (5a)

2. Greedy for personal gain (5b)

3. Hungry for personal glory (6a)

4. Bossy for personal success (6b)

b. True ministers work for the benefit of others. (7-12)

1. Motherly care. (7-8)

2. Diligent work. (9)

3. Right behavior. (10)

4. Fatherly instruction. (11-12)

1) Be on guard against the temptation to make gospel ministry about yourself.

2) Be ready to give both the words of the gospel and yourself to those you seek to evangelize.