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Intro
Text - Matthew 11.7-15
Title - Expectations, Part 1
Series - Expectations
Topic Sentence
People have expectations with regards to what a servant of God is and how a servant of God should behave.
Some expectations are right, some are way out of line.
Right and wrong expectations
Wrong -
we compare one minister to another
ex - a pastor with tattered barong and broken shoes
ex - a thin and fat ministers
we measure them according to our established beliefs
ex - my pastor should visit me whenever I have a problem
ex - my pastor should be able to discern it when I have a problem
ex - a pastor is never weak or discouraged, but always enthusiastic and smiling
Disappointment comes when our expectations are not met or satisfied.
Right -
we accept the limits of what humans can do
intead, we recognize the things that God is doing in his life
we refuse to measure him up on the physical side
instead, we recognize the measure of the gift in the person
Expectations on the life of a servant of God
EXPECTATION: Servants of God never doubt - they are always confident and enthusiastic!
REALITY: Servants of God do struggle under circumstances
John went through the scrutiny of the Jewish minds
Jesus defended John before the Jews
a reed shaken by the wind - because John was asking whether he was the Coming One or not
the Jews must have observed John’s boldness and later silence when he was imprisoned
Servants of God do struggle in their faith!
Servants of God also need assurance, even prophets!
Asking question is not a sign of unbelief!
Elijah
he ran away from Jezebel
he wanted to die!
Servants of God do fear and get discouraged, especially after delivering their sermons
EXPECTATION: Servants of God will always reap the good results of their ministry.
REALITY: Servants of God endure suffering as a direct result of their ministry.
Jeremiah - he hated his existence
Note - God did not rebuke Jeremiah in his complaint!
Paul - he suffered so much in bringing the gospel to the Gentile
EXPECTATION: Servants of God should always have the best in life.
REALITY: Servants of God do suffer poverty, and must learn contentment.
John - he did not conform to the standard of his time
his lifestyle was unconventional
he was a man of the wilderness
Paul - he learned how to abound and to suffer need
Expectations on the the ministry of a servant of God
EXPECTATION: A true servant of God will perform signs and wonders to vindicate his ministry
REALITY: Many servants of God do not have visible supernatural vindications of their ministry
Note - the Jews demanded sign from Jesus, because the people beleived him to be a prophet.
John could not be a prophet because he did not perform a single supernatural sign
John - he was prophet, even if he did not perform a single miracle!
he was more than a prophet - because he was a forerunner of the Messiah
Jesus quoted Mal 3.1
John was the greatest among the O.T. prophets
The greatness of one’s ministry is not measured in the number of converts, the size of building he built, or the many signs and wonders he did.
A ministry is great in the eyes of God because the servant of God has faithfully accomplished the work he was sent to do.
EXPECTATION: a true ministry will be peaceful and smooth-sailing
REALITY: a true work of God will always arouse oppositions and enemies
John - his preaching sparked violence against the kingdom of God
violence - in the form of persecution
John was imprisoned - and later killed
Jesus was opposed in almost every way
Jesus predicted His sufferings
Jesus warned his disciples of persecution!
the violent take it by force - they will find a way to do harm against God’s servants
REALITY: the true ministry and the true church is called to be Christ’s Witnesses - Martyrs!
everyone with the Holy Spirit is a MARTYR of Christ!
Conclusion
Be kind to God’s servants - they carry a tremendous responsibility on his shoulder
and he is nothing better than all of you!
some of them are much weaker than you could imagine
Be kind to God’s servants - the world already looks down on them!
SONG - Somebody’s Prayin’
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