“When There’s No Burning Bush: Following Your Passions to Discover
God’s Call (pt.1)”
1Peter 2:4-12 May 20, 2007 Play
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No Saint’s Job ‘Secular’
○ field / household labourer’s work akin to
priest’s if done in faith
○ myths hold people back from being released
to serve as God impassions them
Priests Prompting Praise
○ danger in differentiating between clergy /
laity: not to be called ‘rabbi’ / ‘teacher’ (Mt 23:8-11)
○ Jesus as High Priest opened way for
believers to approach God directly (Heb 7:27, 10:10,12; 1Tim 2:5; 1Jn
2:2; Heb 4:16)
○ we’re made priests to offer sacrifices of
praise & action that prompt others to glorify God (Rev 1:6; 1Pet
2:5,9,12; Ex 27:21, 29:38; Lev 10:11; Num 10:8; Heb 13:15f; Rom 12:1;
Mt 5:16)
○ priestly shape of life is FOR others (1Pet
3:18)
Myth 1: “Ministry is Just for Ministers”
○ Christ gave grace to each one for varied
spiritual gifts (1Cor.12; Rom 12; Eph 4:7,11ff)
○ ministering to people in crisis as insurance
agent, not church administrator
Myth 2: “Most Real Ministry Happens at Church”
○ God can be praised as result of faithfully
administering His grace every day (1Pet 4:10f)
○ church most the church when sanctuary empty:
don’t get ingrown
○ retired plumber discovered bonus ministry at
centre for handicapped kids
Myth 3: “An Ordinary Job Gets in the Way of Ministry”
○ washing diapers can make God smile - if done
in faith
○ do it all - whatever you do - for God’s
glory (1Cor 10:31)
○ catalysts to transform secular job to
ministry: focus on needs; be motivated by love; committed to excellence
(Eph 6:7f)
Fixing More than Cars
○ service station serves broken / lonesome
people as well as vehicles
○ mentoring rough character who ‘hangs around’
his new friend