Shepherd's Conference 2020 | HB Charles Day 1 Session 4

[Music] you is joy to invade the campus of Grace Community Church again for Shepherd's conference I wish I had lent the amount of time to publicly say with dr. MacArthur means to me outside of my own father there is no one who has had more influence on my preaching if you never heard me let me be clear up front and H be Charles sermon does not sound anything like a John MacArthur so you have to turn the volume about five not just to get an HP Charter but that is what is godly example and his faithful exposition as targeting that preaching is to be measured by biblical truth not full pit stop I want to publicly thank you for privilege and honor of being invited again and to be with you to share God's work father in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we praise you for the privilege to sing praise to your high name with grateful hearts for the Lord Jesus Christ who is our all sufficient prophet priest and King it is in his name now we pray it fresh that you would be our teacher open our eyes that we may hold wonderful things from your work help us to strip off tonight all malice deceit in the hypocrisy and slander so that if newborn infants we may crave the pure spiritual milk of your word and grow there by having tasted of your goodness help me as it were to be simply a mouthpiece for the text it may your name alone be glorified as the words explained we pray if you would take your copy of God's Word and turn with me to 2nd Timothy chapter 2 verse 15 above the side of the topic to speak tonight on a worthy workman worthy working of course my thoughts immediately naturally happily went to 2nd Timothy chapter 2 verse 15 well let me correct that I was eager to preach 2nd Timothy 2:15 until midway through dr. MacArthur's message then Egan is turned into my panic attack we prism second Timothy chapter 2 verse 15 reads do your best to present yourself to God as one approved worker who have no need to be ashamed rightly handling the word Amen worthy work the business world there is a turn the bottom line it is used in reference to financial reports it is the last line of the report that shows profit and/or loss it is about whether or not the company is earning money or losing money in the business world everything is about that bottom line in fact as they said the bottom line is the bottom line it's an economic turn but every field of life and labor has a bottom line an intended outcome a crucial factor in business that is making money earning revenue increasing the stock value in education it is making grades passing tests getting the grades in sports it is winning games winning awards winning championships what is the bottom line of Christian ministry just asking that feels odd because the answer to that question should be assumed among us a no-brainer a grandfather unfortunately the same indictment is many pastors congregational leaders and local churches suffer from a ministerial identity crisis from lack of gospel passion and priority from midst of priorities there are many of these days who seem to be absolutely confused about what the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is to be and do tonight in our time together I simply want to call us to go back to the basics consider the bottom line of Christian ministry it is distinctly stated here in 2nd Timothy 2:15 do your best to present yourself to God as one approved a worker who has no need to be ashamed rightly handling the word of truth this positive exhortation is a part of the larger context in which Paul is warning Timothy about the danger of false teaching in the church the verse before verse 14 he says remind him of these things and charge them before God not about words which does no good but only ruins the hilary's on the other side of our verse verse 16 to 17 says but a boy irreverent babble for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness this is Paul's concern in this passage that Timothy would be on guard against false teaching that leads to unlock - illustrates verse 17 and 18 in their talk will spread like anger among them our Himalayan sent by leaders who ever swerve from the truth saying that the resurrection has already happened they are upsetting the faith of some in fact first Timothy chapter 1 he mentions in verse number 20 that he's at hand over time the latest to signal that he may learn not to blaspheme the imminent threat great danger and corrupting influence of false teachings Paul here to call Timothy to practice careful diligent pastoral oversight this this passage is a call to to diligent congregational watch but it is in this content that we find 2nd Timothy 2:15 which is not about congregational what it is about self watch in real sense all the same to Timothy that there's no way you can watch over the church as used to if you can't watch over your own motives and conduct and doctor yes Paul is concerned about what heaven day is that by leaders are doing and teaching but he is even more concerned about what Timothy does and teaches so he said to Timothy through this text thought says to you and me tonight brothers do your best procedure self to God is one approved a worker that no need to be ashamed rightly handling the word of truth this is the bottom lines of Christian ministry in a sustained statement it is this please God in everything you do please stop in everything you do young pastor began his first work the leaders called them into a meeting and they wanted to introduce themselves they said but beyond that introduction they all emphasized their particular departments and in known some terms made it clear to him that kingdom of God would come only to the degree that he made their department his priority he said listen to them all speak when they finally finished he stood and thank them all for their advice and say he'll do what every to please them but more importantly it was his calling there to do but please God and his town and the meeting was over I repeat the bottom line of Christian ministry is to please God in everything you do then the three causes of this first may I live three requirements of God pleasing ministry three requirements of God pleasing ministry first god-pleasing ministry requires personal earnestness personal earnestness effective call that begins the first both the practice and the purpose of ministerial earnestness consider the practice of earnestness post and do your debt to present yourself to God and one approve I grew up with an older translation of the Bible that really study to show that self approved it's a good reminder I remember some years ago thumbing through a Christian magazine seeing an advertisement for the MacArthur Study Bible that was soon to be released and and said someone asked dr. MacArthur but the difference between an average preacher and a good preacher was when they were surprised by his response he answered great preachers stay in the seat until the hard work is done so in a real sense diligence in ministry requires that that you studied required diligent study but the term here indicates more than that it literally means to use speed or to make haste so it indicates for them that certs energy it means to be diligent to make every effort but translation says it that way be diligent to present yourself to God as one prove here that the text and do your best do your best to present yourself to God as one prove brothers the Ministry of Jesus Christ deserves our best God deserves the best that we can offer if it bears God's name it deserves our best Cathy Britney the gymnast the train for gold medal in the 1972 Olympic Games when she fell short she rushed over to our parents in the stands and collected collapse in there anteaters they assured her that they loved her and that they were proud of her she would say that during that critical moment her mother said one sentence to her that marked her life simply her mother said doing your best is more important than being the best cause they do your best to present yourself to dog as one approve do your best he's not calling Timothy to be better than anyone else this is not about comparison is that about competition that is not about coming in ahead of anyone else you're simply to give God your dentist nothing more nothing left nothing else give God your best brothers when you give God your best it'll help you endure during the inevitable times of difficulty and weariness and frustration and ministry filling your head at night say lord things may not be going according to plan they may not be receptive of my service doesn't seem to be much fruit from my labor but Lord you know that I'm giving you my best when you give God your back no matter what the circumstance or situation is you'll be able to serve with renewed strength with great hopes smiling heaven on you those song says if when you give the best of your service telling the world that the savior has come be not dismayed if men don't believe you he'll understand and say well done so we see the practice of earnestness but also consider the purpose of earnestness do your best to present yourself to God and further prove that the word hear proceed is terminology for the presentation of an offering the worship to God Romans chapter 1 verse aroma chapter 12 verse 1 Paul exhorts us to present our bodies as living sacrifices Colossians chapter 1 verse 29 pulpit here we proclaim warning everyone and presenting everyone learning teaching everyone that they don't leave them that we made pretty sick everyone mature in Christ Jesus Paul uses the term here as a torch Timothy to do your best to predict your self to God as one approve the language he chooses here is the reminder brother that every ministry should be done as an act of worship every actor ministry should be done at the next abortion do your best to present yourself to God as one who is approved I won't I won't explain the proved with any language studies if you got a credit card a debit card you know what approved is but I have them on the counter they give you the amount swipe the car and the digital readout if they wanted to things back to the car or prove it is a reminder the God has a sovereign scanning system for each of us and we are to do every active ministry has an act of worship that we might be approved before it real since this is what God is working in us he is working in us to will do forgive the pleasure that we might be approved before him the term here shoes for the testing of precious metals it is a reminder that if your ministry is going to be pleasing to dog there are going to be times when you will have to go through the fire any W toes are famously said indeed it is doubtful that the Lord can use a man bracelet until he first hurts them tremendously at times you're going to have to go through the fire to be reminded brothers it is not about you candle must be burned in life coal must be consumed we must be grind breaks Wesley Crusher produces wine and the servant of Lord must be tested be approved before God may the Lord help you to practice steadfast endurance to every danger toil and snared if you may say with Joel 23 of 10 he knows the path that I when is try me I shall come forth this pure gold dark-leading ministry first of all requires personal earnestness second God leads a ministry required ministerial excellence ministerial excellence John MacArthur's once said now is the time for the strongest men to preach the spoken message in the context of the strongest Minister good summary of this notion of ministerial excellent and has nothing to do it or or style or infection of it it has everything to do with the second clause here being a worker who has no need to be ashamed worker who have no need to be ashamed so when we remind here that ministerial excellence is hard work you ought to be a worker here to be a laborer cannot please God if you suffer from ministerial sloth it is unfortunate that in many instances churches think their pastors don't work all week sometimes that because they don't think we work on Sunday mornings easy the man who actually knows the hardwork ministry the cost of the ministries the counties we should serve the Lord with diligent toil and labor Colossians chapter 1 verse 28 again Paul says him we proclaim warning everyone and teaching everyone at all wisdom so that we may present everyone's mature in Christ Jesus in in at 29 first he says for this I toiled struggling with all of his energy that powerfully works in me first Timothy chapter 4 verse 10 looking a pumpkin for to this end we toys and strap because we have hopes down on the Living God who is the savior of all people especially of those fools believe mark am brother's faithful ministry hard work darling living is hard work diligence studies hard work sound doctrine requires hard work why leadership involves hard work intercessory prayer it's hard work it's hard work if you want some like leisurely life you need to go do something else ministry is hard work lad least I had a service worth the time to testify it's worth what it costs it's worth what it cost to serve the Lord Hebrews chapter 6 verse 10 says the God is not unjust he will not forget the love that you have shown you by serving with people as you continue to do ministerial excellence Rick is Harbor but not only is it hard work it is also holy work it is Hollywood constantly added writings motivates these readers to Christian service and he uses various means to motivate Saint to serve Duty give judgment love opportunity reward here Paul motivate Timothy with a neglected but important means of motivation for ministry shame you want an interesting study personally just considered Paul's doctrine of shame Romans 1:16 he was eager to preach because he said I am not ashamed of adoption writing from prison in Philippians chapter 1 verse 20 he says it was his great expectation whether he lived or died in they would be be put to shame because verse 21 to live is Christ and to die is getting it here Paul says Timothy you must do your best to present yourself to daughters what approve so that you will be a worker who has no need to beat up shame and let me be clear this is not shame before being in shame before God

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Length: 29min 19sec (1759 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 05 2020