I Cor. 16:9- For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.
*Here, the Apostle Paul concludes his first letter to the Church at Corinth by giving final instructions concerning the…
-Collection of tithes and offerings -v. 1-2
-Charity needs to be our motivation –v. 14
-Conduct to be displayed as Christians –v. 13, 15-16
*The Door of Ministry!
-v. 9
*it’s a door of…
1. Opportunity! -v. 9a (great)
2. Opposition! -v. 9b
3. Obedience! -v. 16
4. Obscurity! (not to be done just to be seen!)
5. Observance! (to be practiced, done regularly)
**it’s not to be…
-Optional!
-Occasional! (on and off, intermittent)
-Omitted! (closed!)
May we take full advantage of the Doors God opens for us to minister unto those who are hurting, seeking, low, confused, wayward, and especially those who are lost!
-Pastor Doug Foster
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