The apostle Paul. His life is cause for amazement and reflection. On one side was Rome, the superpower of the world. On the other side was this little Jew, scarred and feeble and armed only with the "good news." Yet he changed the history of Rome, Western civilization, and indeed our own lives. Paul had a missionary's heart. You may think this message doesn't apply to you because you are not in ministry. But as a Christian, God has given you spiritual gifts that you are to use in ministering for Him. There are no useless or inactive parts in the body of Christ. Every believer is a priest with a ministry to fulfill. You may think that you're not "in the ministry" because you're not financially supported. You work in a secular job. But so did Paul—he made tents to support his ministry. The only way you can rightly say that this message doesn't apply to you is if you are not saved. Since all of us who have trusted in Christ will give an account to God for how well we served Him with the gifts that He gave us, we need to know some biblical principles for how to conduct our ministries. We are all in full-time ministry. It is common knowledge today that how we perceive ourselves greatly determines how we live our lives. Everything Paul did was to please God. All of his life was a liturgy. If only we could see our service as such, our lives would be transformed. Preach the gospel to the saved and the unsaved!
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David Bodanza is the pastor of Mission of Grace Church in Westborough, Massachusetts. He is also a practicing lawyer. He holds an M.Div. degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a J.D. from New England School of Law. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, four...
