Magnify Your Office

Magnify Your Office
Romans 11:13

Sermon by Jack Nazary

Introduction: Explanation of content and main idea - context: Paul, Apostle to Gentiles yet concerned for Jews, too.

General principle seen in Ephesians 4:11-16 - The office of the servant of God must be magnified always, everywhere by all whom God has provided with a gift and placed in service. Three thoughts we will concern ourselves with - 1. The office itself 2. Why it should be magnified 3. How to magnify it

I. The Office
Webster says "office" is a special duty, trust, charge or position conferred by authority for a public purpose; a position of trust or authority. The duty, charge, or trust is special. It is conferred by authority, it is for a public purpose. The trust is sacred, and God conferred it. Privilege of every Christian to tell the story of Cross, yet he calls specific ones for service and bestows gifts.

NOTE: 3 things - 1. A charge or trust of sacred nature 2. Conferred by God Himself 3. Public Service - His responsibility = a proof of office

1. Terms used by God to designate work speaks of office - Shepherd, Bishop, Ambassadors
2. Responsibility is proof of office - must answer to God in day of accounting

II. Why the office should be magnified?
1. Because of Him who appoints it
Lord of harvest sent forth laborers
As they are treated He considers it rendered to Himself.
2. Because of the work involved in it
Reconciliation of sinner to God and edification - the up building of saints
Acts 26:17-18 - What service does he...
Sight to blindness, light for darkness, forgiveness for guilt, hope for despair, a heavenly inheritance for spiritual bankruptcy, fatherhood for orphanage, and see saved man redeemed, regenerated
2 Corinthians 5:18-20 - ministry of reconciliation
3. Because of the extraordinary = we are appointed for accomplishing work of reconciliation and edification - the inspired work of God
2 Timothy 4:1 - Preach the Word
Matthew 28:19-10 - "teaching them"
4. Because of the Holy Spirit who accompanies the one sent and gives power and makes effective his words and work.
5. Because of the extraordinary qualifications required of the sent one. Mental, moral, and spiritual

III. How shall the office be magnified?
1. By a profound realization of its importance
2. Profound gratitude to God for putting you in the office
3. By studying and being diligent, to show yourself approved unto God - a workman that needeth not to be ashamed rightly diving the work of God.
4. By giving yourself wholly to it
5. By regarding God's interests, solemnly committed to you, as exceedingly above, place, world, or selfish pursuits.
6. By continually renewing your consecration = What I am to do? Where I am to do it? How I am to do it?