Remember…if you do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you have gotten in the past. If you want to see God do some new, fresh things in the ministry, then you must walk outside of your comfort zone. Get out of the shallow waters and go to the deep waters.
Keep your focus on what Jesus is focused on. Jesus is all about seeking and saving those who are lost. That’s His number one passion and that means it should be our passion as well. Who can you reach for Christ in 2022? How many kids and families can you see follow Jesus in baptism in 2022? When you make reaching people with the Gospel your top priority, then you are in sync with the heart of Jesus.
Minister in the power of the Holy Spirit. At the end of the day, if 2022 is your best ministry year ever, it will be because you walked in the power of the Holy Spirit. Nothing of eternal value will be accomplished in 2022, if you depend on your own flesh to accomplish it.
Many of you have gotten good at this children’s ministry thing. You have a great team of volunteers. You have great programs. You have exciting events. You pour into parents and equip them to lead their children spiritually.
But all of that is in vain if you do not have the power of the Holy Spirit working in your ministry. The power of the Holy Spirit is the “it factor” that is crucial for a ministry that sees miracles happen.
It’s like baking a cake. Your job is to put the right ingredients in the mix. But the ingredients must have the power of heat to rise and make it complete. So it is with the Holy Spirit. We should prepare the batter and get everything ready. And then we should ask the Holy Spirit to “bring the heat” that will make the ministry flourish and grow. Without the “heat” nothing will happen.
My prayers are with you as you prepare for 2022. I’m believing with you that it will be your best ministry year ever!
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