What’s my job?

If you ask 10 people “what does a minister do?” you’ll get 10 different answers. Let me give you a few. A minister

- promotes social values

- visits the sick

- runs Sunday services

- maintains a Christian community

 Now I’ll probably be involved in all of these activities, but they’re not my main purpose.

So what is my job? To talk with people about Jesus.

That’s it. If you’re a Christian, I’ll discuss what it means to be Christ-like.

If you’re not a Christian, I’ll discuss how Jesus calls for you to follow Him.

This raises the question: Why is Jesus so important?

Well the Bible says that He is the Christ. Christ means the one God chose as ruler.

Now we would all like the job, but it has been given to one person. He is now the one who calls the shots and directs the action. Let me push it a little further. Paul the apostle talked about Jesus, because he thought that we should obey Him (Romans 1:5). As confronting as that is, it’s the truth. Jesus is the only one who can grant eternal life. Jesus is the only one who can bring us to the Father. Jesus is also the end-time judge.

So my aim is to help people become fully devoted followers of Christ. I don’t mind where people are at, my aim is to help them move along. Now I’ll do this in Sunday services, in small groups, in Scripture classes and in individual discussions.

So if you’re interested in talking about Jesus, drop me an e-mail (reads@tig.com.au) and we’ll have a coffee. We can talk about where we each come from and consider who Jesus is and how He changes our lives.