Acts #82 Paul's Profile of a Faithful Minister

What is a faithful minister of Jesus Christ called by the Lord to be? A motivational speaker? An entertainer? A CEO of a corporation? A fund raiser? A dreamer of great plans? A builder of cathedrals? No doubt, a faithful minister will wear different hats at time within a church, but it is not the world’s model that should frame our understanding of what a faithful minister is, but rather the Word of the Lord alone. Just as the Lord has instituted the ministry, so He alone is the one who can tell us what constitutes a faithful minister, and this He has done in His Word.

The Apostle Paul explains that ministers of Jesus Christ are stewards who have been given spiritual food and gracious provision for the household of God, which they are in their ministry to give to hungry and thirsty souls. But Paul states there is one qualification for every steward who is under the authority of his master: faithfulness to the charge given to him by his master to care for the household (1 Corinthians 4:1-2). The
qualification is not eloquence, nor style, nor popularity, but faithfulness.

The question that comes from our text this Lord’s Day is this: What was Paul’s view of a faithful minister? (1) A Faithful Minister Is a Servant of Jesus Christ (Acts 20:13-19); (2) A Faithful Minister Is a Preacher of the Whole Counsel of God (Acts 20:20-21); (3) A Faithful Minister Is a Runner That Completes the Race (Acts 20:22-24); (4) A Faithful Minister Is a Watchman to the Church (Acts 20:25-27).