Paul's Ministry Vision & Mission

Thesis: A resolution that is centered around a mission, a message and a purpose.

1.Paul's single mission: AN APOSTLE 24-25
a) Paul admitted to his present sufferings as he labored in the ministry.
b) Paul also affirmed his divinely appointed commission as an apostle.

2.The mission single message: the proclamation of God's Word. 26-27
a) The subject: The message of the church is the word of God.
b) The marrow: a “musterion”, a redemptive truth---God's Divine Revelation in the Gospel.
c) The contents: not a set of propositions but a person: “Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

3.The message single purpose (Paul's Vision) We proclaim Christ. 28-29
a) The method: Proclaiming God's word to never-dying souls, Instruction & Admonition - In true wisdom.
b) The goal: to make disciples, ones molded into the image of our Savior.
c) The disposition: laboring hard and yet striving in grace.

———- Points to Ponder and take home ———

1. The place of the church in Paul's heart, emulating Jesus' heart.
2. Discipleship implies instruction and admonition, but if it is not done with Jesus in view it becomes moralistic information.