Ministry Talks 8 - When Ministry Needs a Resurrection: Waiting, Rest, and A Fresh Start
Go through 1 OT account of resurrection, 2 NT account of resurrection, and I’ll give you a few psalms to consider and take with you to contemplate. All have unique insights for when ministry just really needs new, fresh, and something more, a resurrection.
4 sections to today’s study:
Admitting when all is not well
Connecting the pieces of Grace, freedom, and joy
Easter Saturday Ministry
Rest and RESToration
1) Admitting when all is not well
2 Kings 4:18-37
- when “everything is alright” is your mantra - v. 23, 26
- admitting it is the hardest part, first step, satan wants to keep you in isolation
- sometimes admitting just means saying, “this isn’t what I thought it would look like”
- considering unsafe people v safe people - v. 27
2) Connecting the pieces of Grace, freedom, and joy
John 19:38-20:3
- grace comes in and with it there is a new freedom to these disciples
- Jesus’ body is cared for by people, this is the work of the church
- let people care and bring healing to you
- disciples running to the tomb, Jesus love is just that big that we don’t even think and I think sometimes we lose the awe of that
- often in ministry we lose the awe, effects our hope, that what God is doing is bigger than this world David Paul Tripp - http://amzn.to/2HyxGyU
- lose the ability to be playful - look at disciples trying to outrun each other
- Brene Brown, Daring Greatly, foreboding joy; waiting for shoe to drop - http://amzn.to/2FGxdKp
- back to disciples running - running together, this is a clue, when ministry needs a resurrection we need running partners now more than ever
3) Easter Saturday Ministry
- ministry in the waiting, unsure where you’re going, Ben Rector Sailboat (God knows)
- waiting can feel as devastating as the mocking
- feels a touch sad, a touch lonely, a touch set aside, devalued, humiliating
- God is not uninterested
- vinegar and oil prayers (Present Over Perfect) -http://amzn.to/2FQS551
4) Rest and RESToration
There are 3 Days in the “Holy Weekend” account - 1 = Sabbath
- seems significant
- God values rest and what it accomplishes, even when we don’t fully understand it
4 principles of rest in Vantage Point: A New View of Rest, Rhythm, and the Work of God by Brenda Jank - http://amzn.to/2pbtMVT
Psalm 119:105-112 - concept of inclination in rest
Psalm 51 - create, restore, and joy
Psalm 126 - weeping and thanksgiving, how does God daily, weekly, yearly, eternally restore joy?
- sleep, day off elsewhere, vacation, sabbatical, something new
Ideas from the trenches
Sleep
Day off elsewhere
Day trip
Vacation
Sabbatical
Something new
long walks
daily Scripture reading
prayer
specific prayer: Help me see them as You see them, Lord.
talking with a friend in ministry life
reading new resources and ideas
journaling
grumbling to God
Repeating to self- it doesn't have to happen right now
a women's or men's Bible study group
connecting with friends long distance intentionally
praying for humility
exercise
using oils with prayers
connecting with a mentor
finding an organization that has ministry insight
work outside of church for ministry spouses
talking to your mom
sitting in or getting some sunshine
“Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. May not copy or download more than 500 consecutive verses of the ESV Bible or more than one half of any book of the ESV Bible.”
For when ministry just really needs new, fresh, and something more, a resurrection.
4 sections to today’s study:
Admitting when all is not well
Connecting the pieces of Grace, freedom, and joy
Easter Saturday Ministry
Rest and RESToration
1 - Admitting when all is not well
2 Kings 4:18-37
admitting it is the hardest part, first step, satan wants to keep you in isolation
sometimes admitting just means saying, “this isn’t what I thought it would look like”
considering unsafe people v safe people - v. 27
2 - Connecting the pieces of Grace, freedom, and joy
John 19:38-20:3
Jesus’ body is cared for by people, this is the work of the church - caring for one another
When we lose our awe
losing the ability to be playful and foreboding joy
3 -Easter Saturday Ministry
waiting can feel as devastating as the mocking
feels a touch sad, a touch lonely, a touch set aside, devalued, humiliating
God is not uninterested
vinegar and oil prayers
4- Rest and RESToration
There are 3 Days in the “Holy Weekend” account - 1 = Sabbath
For further contemplation:
Psalm 119:105-112 - concept of inclination in rest
Psalm 51 - create, restore, and joy
Psalm 126 - weeping and thanksgiving, how does God daily, weekly, yearly, eternally restore joy?
Ideas from the trenches
Sleep
Day off elsewhere
Day trip
Vacation
Sabbatical
Something new
long walks
daily Scripture reading
prayer
specific prayer: Help me see them as You see them, Lord.
talking with a friend in ministry life
reading new resources and ideas
journaling
grumbling to God
Repeating to self- it doesn't have to happen right now
a women's or men's Bible study group
connecting with friends long distance intentionally
praying for humility
exercise
using oils with prayers
connecting with a mentor
finding an organization that has ministry insight
work outside of church for ministry spouses
talking to your mom
sitting in or getting some sunshine
Resources:
Dangerous Calling by David Paul Tripp - http://amzn.to/2HyxGyU
Daring Greatly by Brene Brown - http://amzn.to/2FGxdKp
Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequest -http://amzn.to/2FQS551
4 principles of rest in Vantage Point: A New View of Rest, Rhythm, and the Work of God by Brenda Jank - http://amzn.to/2pbtMVT
“Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. May not copy or download more than 500 consecutive verses of the ESV Bible or more than one half of any book of the ESV Bible.”
