Cornerstone Community Church

We continue in Ezekiel on Part 3 of the Ministry Example Ezekiel sees in chapter 1:1-15.

In preparation for ministry the minister should have had a faithful ministry example. The cherubim serve this purpose for Ezekiel.

By their appearance and by their actions they exemplify the minister’s disposition, and those qualities of character that every minister should aspire to. Continuing from last week, some of these qualities include:

1) Relatability2) Readiness and mobility3) Steadfastness and stability4) Awareness of limitations5) Ability to work together

As you look back over your ministerial encounters, recall the ministry examples God has provided you.

In preparation for ministry the minister should have had a faithful ministry example. The cherubim serve this purpose for Ezekiel.

By their appearance and by their actions they exemplify the minister’s disposition, and those qualities of character that every minister should aspire to. Continuing from last week, some of these qualities include:

1) Relatability2) Readiness and mobility3) Steadfastness and stability4) Awareness of limitations5) Ability to work together

As you look back over your ministerial encounters, recall the ministry examples God has provided you.

In preparation for ministry the minister should have had a faithful ministry example. The cherubim serve this purpose for Ezekiel.

By their appearance and by their actions they exemplify the minister’s disposition, and those qualities of character that every minister should aspire to. Some of these qualities include:

1) Relatability2) Readiness and mobility3) Steadfastness and stability4) Awareness of limitations

As you look back over your ministerial encounters, recall the ministry examples God has provided you.

The spiritual experience differs for each individual based on a number of factors surrounding:The scope of ones ministryThe depth of one’s woundednessand one’s resistance to spiritual things.

As we explore the call of Ezekiel (1:1-4), and consider the context of his calling, we can understand why his call was so unique.

Though each call is unique, God’s calling in Ezekiel’s life and in ours has similar effect.

The call of God challenges usThe call of God changes usThe call of God stretches us

Pastor Calvin Robinson begins a new series from Ezekiel, describing how God prepares and calls ministers of the Gospel message. This first in the series comes from Ezekiel 1:1-3.

Pastor Calvin Robinson finishes our series on The Finer Things from Philippians 4:10-19, discussing how Paul advises how the believer should be content in all things.

Continuing in our Philippians series, Pastor Calvin Robinson describes to us what Christians should be focusing on in our lives, so as to focus on the finer things of faith, from Philippians 4:6-9.

Pastor Calvin Robinson describes what being of one mind and one Spirit in harmony looks like for the believer from Philippians 4:1-5.

The main idea: All those who follow Jesus should be yearning for spiritual transformation of the heart, its desires, and conforming it to Christlikeness. This transformation is available to us here and now.

The challenge: It is not an easy, nor obvious path to true transformation of the heart. Our heads are full, we think one thing, but we do another. It takes hard work, constant dying to self, and a retraining that is only complete with faith in the work of the Holy Spirit.

The call: Have you been stopping short of the life God has called you to? Have you tried, but maybe fell short for one reason or another? Have you settled for less than what was offered? Do you feel that you are constantly fighting the same battles, wrestling with the same habits, but only fighting over the same ground?

How can we be transformed?

Pastor Calvin Robinson continues in Philippians 3:17-21, describing how the Christ-follower should be careful not to pursue heaven on earth, but instead pursue Jesus Christ in all things.