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Introduction
We are back in 1 Corinthians chapter 9 this morning.
I did not finish my notes from last week’s message.
So, I want to pick back up where I left off and continue into today’s message from there.
Last week’s topic from our text was the Pastor’s Pay.
We were answering this question.
Does the spiritual labor of God’s man (the pastor) merit material wages?
How much a price do you put on someone whose life is committed to ministering the principles of God’s Word?
Think about it in these terms.
Pastors spend much of their time promoting these Biblical principles through preaching, teaching, and counseling.
We urge men and women to receive salvation and help them understand God’s plan of redemption.
We seek to help others realize the reality of living an abundant and eternal life.
We constantly encourage you to live a life that exhibits the fruit of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and even self-control.
Is there merit in helping such men, as pastors, in their spiritual labor for the Lord?
God’s answer is yes!
The GREATEST NEED in America is for more people to come to God seeking His salvation and have Him change their lives.
God uses pastors to change people!
Only God can change people.
However, God chooses to use chosen vessels called pastors to be the instruments for change.
Therefore, they are worthy of their hire.
Note what Christ told His disciples when He initially sent them into the surrounding villages to minister.
Why did He instruct them not to take any money?
He would provide for them.
They were His workman and “worthy” to His care.
Additionally, the thought is that those to whom they ministered would take care of them as they went and ministered.
God uses people.
He uses His men to minister to the spiritual needs of others, and He uses the local church to take care of His ministers.
If you go back to our text and look down to verse 14, you will note:
The Lord Jesus Christ, God Himself, “ordained” that pastors and missionaries should “live” of the gospel.
God uses His people to take care of His man.
Galatians 6:6 says:
Notice the word “communicate” here.
It means “to have, share, or support.”
Thus, the command is those taught to support those who teach in all good things.
This verse is a verse of praise.
The Holy Spirit was pleased with the local church of Philippi.
Why was He pleased?
They did “communicate” with Paul’s affliction.
His affliction was a prison sentence.
At the time, he was in jail in Rome.
The local church of Philippi took God’s Word at face value.
They believed their responsibility was to help God’s man.
So, they communicated by helping financially and materially as he was in jail.
They did their duty, and God was pleased.
And, then, we have one last passage supporting our text this morning.
You can find it in 1 Timothy 5 which says:
Here again, the Holy Spirit points back to the O.T. Law.
It is the exact quote we found in our text this morning.
And, again, the Holy Spirit reiterates, “The labourer is worthy of his reward.”
The exciting thing about this verse is its context.
The context is the Holy Spirit’s letter to a pastor.
Timothy was God’s man.
The Holy Spirit used Paul to write this to help Timothy pastor Christ’s local church effectively and efficiently.
Note that verse 17 speaks that the “elders” (another term for the pastor), especially those who rule well, are to “be counted worthy of double honour.”
The word “honor” literally means “compensation.”
Thus, if a pastor is doing well, he should be compensated double.
NOW, listen carefully; I am NOT using that text to increase my salary.
I am simply sharing God’s Word with you.
What you do with it as a church is your responsibility.
My responsibility is to preach and teach all of God’s Word.
As you will see going forward, there is more responsibility upon my shoulders than yours in many ways.
There is much more to come in this chapter.
In fact, the subject of why we do what we do is noted in our text today.
So, let’s read it.
The Holy Spirit moves from the Pastor’s Pay to the Pastor’s Passion.
There are several essential points to be noted here.
The first of these is this.
The Pastor’s Call to Preach!
Remember the Holy Spirit is using Paul as an example.
In verse 16, we see his passion.
He says:
1 Corinthians 9:16 (KJV 1900)
16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
You will note that Paul says he does not do what he does for its glory if you look closely.
The last profession many men would choose is a preacher or a pastor.
Trust me, Bible colleges are not being overrun by men seeking to be pastors.
Truthfully, preaching the cross of Christ is a calling that many do not seek or desire.
If you know Paul’s history, you will see that he wanted no part of Christ early in his professional life or much less to be a preacher of the gospel.
A faithful pastor is not in it for the glory or the pay.
This is why Paul stated, “I have nothing to glory of.”
A second meaning is this.
The preaching of the gospel was never meant to bring glory to the preacher.
Instead, the preaching of the gospel is about bringing glory to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thus, any preacher who uses the preaching of the gospel to lift himself up is no faithful preacher of the gospel.
So what then caused Paul’s desire to preach the gospel?
Look again at verse 16 and note what he says in the middle of that verse.
1 Corinthians 9:16 (KJV 1900)
16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!
Note the words “laid upon me.”
In Greek, “laid upon” means to be pressed, compelled, constrained, required, duty-bound.
Thus, Paul was driven by his calling to “preach the gospel.”
God was the one who pressed upon Paul and compelled him to be a preacher.
His call to this vocation was from God.
For that reason, Paul’s entire life centered on doing just that.
It became his charge, work, business, and call in life.
There was nothing else he could do.
Preaching the gospel was not a matter of choice.
God chose him to do so.
Therefore, if he did not preach the gospel, he would be disobeying God.
It is the same for every real preacher and pastor today.
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