Sacrifices of the Servant of Christ

1. Sacrifices of the Servant of Christ

2. His Heart for the Sake of the Churches

4. His Heart for the Sake of the Churches • Loyalty and Faithfulness - Corinth

5. Paul’s correspondence with the Corinthians • Paul establishes the church (Fall 50-Spr. 52) • Paul hears of problems • Paul writes the “corrective” lost epistle (1 Cor. 5:9) • In Ephesus, he hears of more trouble (1 Cor. 1:11) • The Corinthians write to Paul (1 Cor. 7:1) • Paul writes 1 Corinthian epistle from Ephesus (AD 55), not willing to leave (1 Cor. 16:8-9); sends it with Timothy • New threat: false teachers from Jerusalem; wooing their loyalty away from Paul

6. Paul’s correspondence with the Corinthians • Paul leaves Ephesus for a shortened visit to Corinth (“painful visit”; 2 Cor. 2:1) • Returned to Ephesus • Wrote the “severe” letter (2 Cor. 2:4); sent to Corinth with Titus • Leaves Ephesus for Troas (2 Cor. 2:12-13) • To Macedonia; finds Titus; good news reported (2 Cor. 7:6-7) • Writes 2 Corinthian epistle • Formal 3 month visit to Corinth (Winter 57)

7. His Heart for the Sake of the Churches • Loyalty and Faithfulness - Corinth • Unity and Mutual Care - Jerusalem

8. His Heart for the Sake of the Churches • Loyalty and Faithfulness - Corinth • Unity and Mutual Care - Jerusalem • His Life for the Sake of the Call

9. His Heart for the Sake of the Churches • Loyalty and Faithfulness - Corinth • Unity and Mutual Care - Jerusalem • His Life for the Sake of the Call • His Own Comfort for the Sake of Communion

12. Sabbath for Christians?* From John MacArthur Acts Commentary • Sabbath was given for Israel as a sign of the Mosaic Covenant

13. Sabbath for Christians? • Sabbath was given for Israel as a sign of the Mosaic Covenant • No command in the New Testament

14. Sabbath for Christians? • Sabbath was given for Israel as a sign of the Mosaic Covenant • No command in the New Testament • During the Mosaic economy, Gentile nations were not commanded to observe Sabbath; nor were they condemned for failing to do so

15. Sabbath for Christians? • Sabbath was given for Israel as a sign of the Mosaic Covenant • No command in the New Testament • During the Mosaic economy, Gentile nations were not commanded to observe Sabbath; nor were they condemned for failing to do so • The first command to keep Sabbath appears at the time of Moses on Mt. Sinai

16. Sabbath for Christians? • The Jerusalem Council did not impose Sabbath-keeping on Gentile believers

17. Sabbath for Christians? • The Jerusalem Council did not impose Sabbath-keeping on Gentile believers • Paul, in warning believers about many sins in his epistles, never warned them about breaking Sabbath

18. Sabbath for Christians? • The Jerusalem Council did not impose Sabbath-keeping on Gentile believers • Paul, in warning believers about many sins in his epistles, never warned them about breaking Sabbath • Colossians 2:16-17; Sabbath is a shadow of Christ

19. Sabbath for Christians? • The Jerusalem Council did not impose Sabbath-keeping on Gentile believers • Paul, in warning believers about many sins in his epistles, never warned them about breaking Sabbath • Colossians 2:16-17; Sabbath is a shadow of Christ • Galatians 4:10-11; Paul rebukes Galatian Gentile believers for thinking that God expected them to observe special days, such as Sabbath days

20. Sabbath for Christians? • Romans 14:5 declares observing Sabbath as a matter of personal preference among Christian Jews

21. Sabbath for Christians? • Romans 14:5 declares observing Sabbath as a matter of personal preference among Christian Jews • Acts and subsequent writings of the early church fathers make it clear that the church from earliest times met for worship on Sunday, not Saturday

22. Early Church Fathers Epistle of Barnabas (1st Cent.): “Your present Sabbaths are not acceptable to Me, but that is which I have made, [namely this,] when, giving rest to all things, I shall make a beginning of the eighth day, that is, a beginning of another world. Wherefore, also, we keep the eighth day with joyfulness, the day also on which Jesus rose again from the dead.”

23. Early Church Fathers Ignatius (2nd Cent.): “Let every friend of Christ keep the Lord’s Day as a festival, the resurrection-day, the queen and chief of all the days.”

24. Early Church Fathers Justin Martyr (2nd Cent.): “On the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place, and the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read, as long as time permits…Sunday is the day on which we all hold our common assembly, because…Jesus Christ our Saviour on the same day rose from the dead.”

25. Early Church Fathers Tertullian (3rd Cent.): referred to Christians as those “to whom Sabbaths are strange” (On Idolatry, XIV)

26. His Heart for the Sake of the Churches • Loyalty and Faithfulness - Corinth • Unity and Mutual Care - Jerusalem • His Life for the Sake of the Call • His Own Comfort for the Sake of Communion • His Time for the Sake of Concerns

29. His Heart for the Sake of the Churches • Loyalty and Faithfulness - Corinth • Unity and Mutual Care - Jerusalem • His Life for the Sake of the Call • His Own Comfort for the Sake of Communion • His Time for the Sake of Concerns • His Freedoms for the Sake of His Countrymen

30. Parting Words of a Faithful Pastor

33. “elders of the church” • “elders”; presbyterous – spiritual maturity • “overseers”; episkopous – function • “pastor”; poimen – shepherd, commitment and responsibility for the care of the flock • Plurality of elders over the church (sing.) • They all had equal responsibility for the “flock”

34. Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24) • Motive

35. Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24) • Motive 1 Corinthians 4:6-13

36. Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24) • Motive 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 • Manner

37. Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24) • Motive 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 • Manner • Empathy (19b., 31)

38. Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24) • Motive 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 • Manner • Empathy (19b., 31) • Endurance (19c.)

39. Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24) • Motive 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 • Manner • Empathy (19b., 31) • Endurance (19c.) • Energy (33-35)

40. Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24) • Motive 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 • Manner • Empathy (19b., 31) • Endurance (19c.) • Energy (33-35) • Message

41. Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24) • Motive 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 • Manner • Empathy (19b., 31) • Endurance (19c.) • Energy (33-35) • Message • Publicly (20)

42. Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24) • Motive 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 • Manner • Empathy (19b., 31) • Endurance (19c.) • Energy (33-35) • Message • Publicly (20) • Privately (20)

43. Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24) • Motive 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 • Manner • Empathy (19b., 31) • Endurance (19c.) • Energy (33-35) • Message • Publicly (20) • Privately (20) • Prevalently (21)

44. Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24) • Motive 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 • Manner • Empathy (19b., 31) • Endurance (19c.) • Energy (33-35) • Message • Publicly (20) • Privately (20) • Prevalently (21) • Pointedly (21)

45. Paul’s Personal Testimony (20:18-24) • Motive 1 Corinthians 4:6-13 • Manner • Empathy (19b., 31) • Endurance (19c.) • Energy (33-35) • Message • Publicly (20) • Privately (20) • Prevalently (21) • Pointedly (21) • Profoundly (25-27)

46. Parting Words of a Faithful Pastor

47. Paul’s Personal Testimony, Part 2 • His Motive • His Manner • His Message

48. Paul’s Personal Testimony, Part 2 • His Motive • His Manner • His Message • His Mottos

49. Mottos of the servant of God

50. Mottos of the servant of God • Accountant