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    Fifteen Ps for Every Minister: Unveiling Matthew 10
    Fifteen Ps for Every Minister: Unveiling Matthew 10
    Fifteen Ps for Every Minister: Unveiling Matthew 10
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    Fifteen Ps for Every Minister: Unveiling Matthew 10

    By Ehis Agboga

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    Wondering about what you need to know before entering into ministry?

    Bothered about what the call of God entails?

    Or do you desire an evaluation of your life and work as a minister?

    If your answer to any of the above questions is "yes," then "Fifteen Ps For Every Minister" is a must read for you.

    This book examines all the essentials of ministry, providing detailed answers to previously unanswered questions and making propositions that will rock your boat, all from the very words of Jesus found in just one chapter of the Bible-Matthew 10.

    Reading this book may be the beginning of a radical change in your walk with and work for God.
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    PublisherResource Publications
    Release dateMar 22, 2010
    ISBN9781498271943
    Fifteen Ps for Every Minister: Unveiling Matthew 10
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    Ehis Agboga

    Ehis Agboga is an attorney-at-law and president of Healing Streams International Outreach, an evangelistic and teaching ministry committed to helping Christians enter into their God-promised destinies and Christian leaders pursue and maximize the call of God on their lives. In high demand in churches and as a conference and seminar speaker, Ehis Agboga now hosts the Ministers Advance Reformation Conference (MARC). He is the author of A Future And A Hope (2000) and DARE-Success Within Your Reach (2002).

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      Fifteen Ps for Every Minister - Ehis Agboga

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      Fifteen Ps for Every Minister

      Unveiling Matthew 10

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      Fifteen Ps for Every Minister

      Unveiling Matthew 10

      Copyright © 2010 Ehis Agboga. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401.

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      Manufactured in the U.S.A.

      All scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide.

      In loving memory of my father, Stephen Ehibhanre Agboga, who first taught me the scriptures. Dad, you remain the best.

      For Christian Leaders, Workers, and All Who Want to Be Mightily Used by God

      Foreword

      Although materials on issues concerning the ministry abound everywhere, very few come with clarity and an original message. Fifteen Ps for Every Minister offers the reader not only an original message but also one set out in simplicity.

      In this book, the author, under the tutelage of the Holy Spirit, unveils with great boldness, deft, and skill, matters that center on core-ministry questions. Ehis Agboga unravels with divine insight the knotty issues that have scared ministry students, confused Christian workers, and made many a minister shudder in apprehension. He examines and lays bare the principles and practices that the twenty-first-century church not only accepts but also applauds.

      This book may very well become a mandatory handbook for all Christians, not just ministers and workers. It is, therefore, recommended to all who want to count for God in this millennium.

      Dr. Bawo James

      Benin City, Nigeria

      Preface

      The war of the end-time has claimed as casualties so many soldiers of the cross. Some have been prematurely withdrawn from the battlefield because of severe injuries sustained in battle. Others have fled the battlefield as the fierceness of the battle intensified. Only a mere trickle seems to be returning home to our Lord with a shout of victory. The reason for these casualties is that so many soldiers of the cross never truly understood the nature of the commission they received upon their conscription into God’s army.

      What you are holding in your hands is a compendium of what the commission entails as drawn from Matthew 10, where Jesus, our commander-in-chief, commissioned the first soldiers (the Twelve) of the end-time army. That model commission in Matthew 10 is still relevant today, particularly for us present-day soldiers of the cross—the message has not changed, and the war has not ended.

      This book examines the model commission in Matthew 10 in great detail. The commission contains fifteen key points all beginning with the letter P. Hence, this book has been titled Fifteen Ps for Every Minister. Ministers, church leaders and, indeed, all strata of Christian workers will find it a valuable asset.

      Ehis Agboga

      Lagos, Nigeria

      List of Abbreviations

      AMP Amplified Version

      KJV King James Version

      NIV New International Version

      Introduction

      That every believer is a minister is clear from the Scriptures:

      All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.

      (2 Cor 5:18)¹

      He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

      (2 Cor 3:6)

      And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father.

      (Rev 1:6 KJV)

      Although it is God’s divine intent for all believers to be ministers, not all Christians minister or will minister in the same cadre. The Old Testament, which is a shadow of the New, gives us a picture of this assertion. Scriptures in the Old Testament books of Leviticus and Numbers show three classes of ministers: the priests, the Levites, and the Nazarites.

      In Numbers 18 and Leviticus 8, 9, and 21, we see the first class of ministers under the old order. The priesthood, which was divinely given to the family of Aaron, was designed by God to lead the ministry in the tabernacle. The priests were to offer sacrifices of different shades. No other Israelite could offer sacrifices in the tabernacle. It was the exclusive preserve of the priests. Not even Aaron’s extended family was allowed.

      Numbers 3 introduces the ministry of the Levites. The Levites served in the tabernacle, but their ministry was restricted to rendering assistance to the priests, a role strictly reserved for them. The Levites were not permitted to carry out the duties of the priests. Disobedience was met with severe punishment, even up to death. The priests refused to perform the duties of the Levites not because of pride, but they were also limited to their own strictly defined roles.

      Numbers 6 introduces the Nazarite ministry. Unlike the priesthood, which was divinely given to the family of Aaron, or the ministry of assistance in the tabernacle, which was the sole responsibility of the Levite clan, the Nazarite ministry was open to all Israelites in so far as they were neither priests nor Levites. In the Scriptures, God tells Moses to speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If a man or woman wants to make a special vow, a vow of separation to the Lord as a Nazarite . . . ’  (Num 6:2). The Scripture reveals two things: First, any person regardless of age, sex, or tribe could become a Nazarite. Second, Nazarite-hood was a thing of choice. The provision of the Nazarite ministry shows that God, from ages past, has intended all to minister before him. His intent has never been that ministering before his most holy presence would be the exclusive preserve of a privileged few.

      It is clear that God also intended that men and women should minister in different cadres, hence the provisions of the ministries of the priest, Levite, and Nazarite. This was to avoid duplication of efforts and confusion. Thus, when King Saul offered sacrifice to the Lord, it was rejected. The reason: Samuel was the priest, not Saul! The New Testament, which is the image of the shadow portrayed in the Old Testament, also supports this claim.

      The New Testament Picture

      Paul, writing to the Corinthian church in the twelfth chapter of his first letter, compares the church to the physical human body, with members constituting the different body parts. He explains that just as the different parts of the human body perform different functions, so the different members of the church perform different functions.

      Paul further amplifies this teaching when, in Ephesians 4, he teaches that those called into the five-fold or the four-fold ministry (whichever term suits your theology)² are ministers in a different category. This he did by outlining the functions or purposes that this class of ministers will perform:

      It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors, and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach the unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. (Eph 4:11–13)

      It is clear that those in this class have the special responsibility of preparing God’s people (the church) for works of service (i.e., one level of ministry or the other). As a result, they have the divine privilege of ministering to other members of the body of Christ, who are also ministers (2 Cor 3:6).

      Paul’s teaching here lends weight to the view being canvassed all along, that just as in the Old Testament, all were intended to minister, although in different cadres, in the New Testament, all are also intended to minister and in different cadres, too.

      It is, however, sad to note that the concept of who a minister is, or what ministry is all about, has today been reduced to a concept that is almost (if not totally) diametrically opposed to the intent and purpose of God for his church. Many see a minister as one who has attended a seminary or a formal Bible training college and has been formally ordained. There is also the view that one cannot minister without the support of an organized institution or church denomination. There are yet others who see ministry only in the realm of ministering in word and doctrine (pulpit ministry).

      The above concepts of ministry are far from the truth. The reality is that ministry is a walk with God. Hence, the location, structure, or the recipient is not the ministry. Thus, every believer (whether pastor, Sunday school teacher, usher, caregiver, or janitor) must see himself or herself as a minister and should actually strive to minister; else, we may not effectively occupy till Christ comes.

      The following pages are filled with revelatory insights on the ministry, the minister, and the ministered to. Drawn from Matthew

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