1.    You were created to minister

EPH 2:10 ¹⁰ For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

2.    You are saved for ministry

2 Tim 1:9 ⁹ He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

3.    You are called into ministry

Gal 1:15 ¹⁵ But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased

4.    You are gifted for ministry

1 Peter 4:10 ¹⁰ Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.

5.    You are authorized for ministry

2 Cor 5:20 ²⁰ We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

6.    You are commanded to minister

Matthew 20:28 ²⁸ just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

7.    You are to be prepared for ministry

Eph 4:11-12 ¹¹ So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, ¹² to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up

8.    Know that the body of Christ needs your ministry

1 Cor 12:27 ²⁷ Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.

9.    You are accountable for your ministry

Romans 14:12 ¹² So then, each of us will give an account of ourselves to God.

10. You are rewarded for your ministry

Matthew 25:23 ²³ “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’