Ordination Service

As I come forward as last song ends

SLIDE 1 “WELCOME”

Words of encouragement in worship time

Words for communion

SLIDE 2 “COMMUNION”

Communion part of the service

Prayer

SLIDE 3 “BOWING AT CROSS”

Jesus travel in His ministry

Then Jesus headed up to Jerusalem

He was telling His disciples what was going to happen to Him

The Book of Matthew says James and John’s mother approaches and bows before Him and ask a question

Jesus says, “what do you wish?’

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Matthew 20:21 ESV

21 And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine are to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.”

SLIDE 5 “ORDINATION SERVICE”

The Book of Mark says it was actually James and John that ask this question

Jesus responds and says, “you do not know what you are asking, are you able to drink from the cup I am about to drink?”

James and John answer, “we are able”

Jesus comes back with this

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Matthew 20:23 ESV

23 He said to them, “You will drink my cup, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

And hearing this the ten became displeased with James and John

Jesus the amazing teacher He is called them all to Himself

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Matthew 20:25–26 ESV

25 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,

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Matthew 20:27–28 ESV

27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

SLIDE 9 “ORDINATION SERVICE”

Today we will ordain into service elder and deacons

Jesus giving this amazing command for His church

In how we things are different for those that follow Him, things are different in the body of Christ

How the world out there and how the human nature wants to lord over one another, to exercise authority over one another, to always look for an opportunity to be first......in line, to eat, to park, to be picked first for a team

Jesus says, “you know its not gonna be that way in my kingdom and church”

Paul explained it perfectly in the book of Romans

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Romans 12:3 ESV

3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

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Romans 12:4–5 ESV

4 For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

and again in 1 Corinthians

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1 Corinthians 12:12–14 ESV

12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit. 14 For the body does not consist of one member but of many.

We have just seen in God’s word the amazing design and operation of the church through the Spirit of God and in the Spirit of God

SLIDE 13 “BOWING AT CROSS”

For those that will be coming forward this morning, called to this service in the church a elders and deacons

We will be ordaining them in the Holy Spirit and the word of God to be supreme over their service over the other church ministries and church body

In the book of Acts......Paul, Peter and others found they could not preach, minister, pray, feed and do all the other functions needed for the church

Thus they chose and laid hands on those and committed them into service of the church

We will see 3 important points that Gods word assigns as a whole for His church

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FUNCTION / MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH

*Servanthood- mark of the whole church

normative for the disciples of Christ

The NT presents servanthood in the sense of ministry or service as a mark of the whole church—that is, as normative for all disciples

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FUNCTION / MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH

*Servanthood- mark of the whole church

normative for the disciples of Christ

*Jesus’s Teaching- equates ministry with feeding the hungry

welcoming strangers, cloth the naked

visit the sick and imprisoned

Jesus’ teaching on the final judgment equates ministry with feeding the hungry, welcoming strangers, clothing the naked, and visiting the sick and imprisoned

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FUNCTION / MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH

*Servanthood- mark of the whole church

normative for the disciples of Christ

*Jesus’s Teaching- equates ministry with feeding the hungry

welcoming strangers, cloth the naked

visit the sick and imprisoned

*Ministry of Christ Himself - compassionate care for individuals physical and spiritual needs, giving of one’s self

The entire NT emphasizes compassionate care for individuals’ physical and spiritual needs as well as the giving of one’s self to meeting those needs. Such service is ultimately a ministry to Christ himself

Then Peter brings it all together how the function, ministry and government is to be according to the will of the Lord

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1 Peter 5:1–2 ESV

1 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly;

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1 Peter 5:3–4 ESV

3 not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.

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1 Peter 5:5–6 ESV

5 Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,

encourage in these scriptures

even women were called into the service as deacons in the church

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Romans 16:1–2 ESV

1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, 2 that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.

I would like to ask those called to elder and deacons to come forward

SLIDE 21 “BOWING AT THE CROSS”

Also the fellow elders and deacons to come and minister to them

Foot washing and scripture over the called to service

Prayer / Close

SLIDE 21 “I AM A SERVANT”