One Verse Devotional

One of the greatest problems in the Church today is Christians thinking they show up on Sunday to watch the Minister rather than realizing we are ALL ministers. You are a minister of Jesus. I can’t put it more plainly. The Bible makes it clear. Pastors are not the only ones carrying out the Gospel of Jesus. Actually, in Ephesians we learn the reason God gave us pastors was in order to teach and equip ALL Christians to be able to do ministry in everyday life! Our One Verse today backs that up! 2 Corinthians 3:6 says, “He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant--” Jesus is the New Covenant. Where the Old Covenant, The Law, shows us how we can never match up to a Holy God, Jesus came to bring Life and offer Hope to our spiritual dilemma. The Apostle Paul is clear: We have all been called to carry out the Life-giving Gospel message of Jesus. We are ministers of Jesus. Yes, we go to church to hear our pastor. That is the teaching part. That is the equipping. “But, Matt, I don’t have what it takes! Wha