March 4, 2017
Autor: Getsêmani English Service | Publicado: 2017-03-10T20:47:00-08:00











No matter if you were called to be a singer, a preacher, whatever... The command of going and making disciples is for every minister.
Congratulations to you if you are suffering, if you are attacked, questioned, because of the gospel. So was Paul.
Your motivation has to be like Paul´s. (Verse
4). Please God! Know God and have
confidence enough in Him to face every situation. Forget the idea of pleasing men.
Face&nbsp;challenges with joy! Be cheerful! Be&nbsp;like Jesus! Open your Bible in Hebrews 12: 2.&nbsp;What joy was proposed to Jesus? The victory over
sin. Our salvation. Jesus was already victorious. Jesus did not need salvation.
But you and I need and for our sake, because of the joy of us in eternity He
endured all.
The&nbsp;&nbsp;certainty of salvation is powerful and
powerful to produce joy in you. (1 Peter 1: 6-9)
The world will try to deceice you. As Paul´s time there was a strong philosophical thought. The same competition of ideas we face these days. &nbsp;Other&nbsp;Christians are trying to intellectualize the Word of God, or to soften the gospel.&nbsp;
Another problem we face is competition among Christians. People take possession&nbsp;of the Word of God - as if it was possible - and worse: to make money ...
Paul did not change his speech to turn it "convenient," even
when it brought persecution. And just because of his conduct, theThessalonians
understood that Pauls´s words were truly from God (2:13). With the conviction
that they were serving God according to the truth, the Thessalonians stood firm
in the tribulation, as well as others from Judea, and other churches, the
apostles, and the Lord Jesus Himself .
Paul uses the example of a mother caring for her children to explain his care for that community. No
mother receives payment for taking care of her family, no mother expects
anything in return. A mother cares for nothing. &nbsp;A mother is ready to give her life for her son's. And the evangelist, the pastor, do too. They can pay a high price for a
sheep's life. (Verse 8)
Ministers of God must be: kind as a mother, holy, fair, blameless and zealous (as a father - who exhorts,
comforts and admonishes).
On&nbsp;verse 18, Paul reminds us that behind
each of the struggles, difficulties, every obstacle, there is only one enemy
that is Satan.
When Jesus returns, He will surely ask&nbsp; us about our our answer to the calling of
going and making disciples…&nbsp;
Paul says that his interest for the
Thessalonians is: hope, joy, crown and glory. This is the reward . (Verse 19)&nbsp;All this together is going to be reason to &nbsp;glory before Jesus on His return.
How am I facing the calling to make
disciples?
Am I taking care of my ministry?






&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; From Ana´s preaching