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Practical Ministry for the Believer

Year: 1973
Verses: Matthew 25:34-46; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Corinthians 14:3; 1 Corinthians 14:29-31; Colossians 1:24; Romans 12:6
Source: TCOTW

Pastor Jack teaches on the vital importance of practical, everyday ministry in the life of believers. Drawing from Matthew 25 and 1 Corinthians 12-14, he challenges the congregation to move beyond spiritualized concepts of service to tangible acts of love—helping single mothers with childcare, befriending prisoners, spending time with children who lack father figures, and supporting overwhelmed spouses. Pastor Jack emphasizes that true ministry is often inconvenient and costly, but it reflects Christ’s own sacrificial love and completes “that which is behind of the sufferings of Christ for His body’s sake.”