{"id":1928,"date":"2021-10-03T10:49:10","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=1928"},"modified":"2021-10-04T09:43:50","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T14:43:50","slug":"the-hard-work-of-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=1928","title":{"rendered":"1 Thessalonians 2:1-13 (The One About The Hard Work of Ministry)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our FAITH should result in work(s)
Our LOVE should result in labor
Our HOPE should result in perseverance
1 Thessalonians week 2 title
1 Thessalonians 2:1-16 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question: We have been entrusted with the hope of the gospel. Are we handling well what God has entrusted to us?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hard work of ministry involves:
\nPainful labor
\nPersonal sacrifice
\nPossible opposition<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question: Are we willing to engage in the hard work of ministry? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question: Will we do so when it means great conflict and opposition? Are we doing so when there is very little resistance at all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question: Are we people who strive to be commended for our work of faith, labor of love and steadfastness of hope?<\/p>\n\n\n\n