{"id":4432,"date":"2010-11-04T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2010-11-04T12:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=4432"},"modified":"2026-07-04T10:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:54:53","slug":"hopeful-in-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/hopeful-in-ministry.htm","title":{"rendered":"Hopeful in Ministry?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>If you are a <a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leader<\/a>, you may seek to follow God&#8217;s design for His church.\u00a0 You may spur people on to doing their part.\u00a0 You then HOPE the church will grow and build itself up in love.<\/p>\n<p>If you <a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">teach<\/a>, you may try to have the right teacher to student ratio, use creative methodology, and go the extra mile investing into you students&#8217; lives.\u00a0 You then HOPE that what you do will make an eternal difference in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>If you are a <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/helping-ministry.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">people helper<\/a>, you may come along side of people with counsel, comfort, and the assistance they need.\u00a0 You then HOPE they will see the love of Christ coming through you.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of how you serve, you know there will come a day when you must stand before the Lord accountable for what you have done.\u00a0 You HOPE to hear, &#8220;Well done, good and faithful servant.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Be Hopeful in Ministry Based but Put Hope in God, Not on What We Do<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"class2\"><span style=\"color: #5c5c5c;\">We can HOPE for many things in life and ministry yet only a few are certain<\/span> like &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: circle; padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li><span class=\"class2\">God&#8217;s unfailing love and faithfulness (Ps. 33:18; 147:11; Lam. 3:21-24),<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"class2\">eternal life in Jesus (Titus 1:2; 3:7; 1 Cor. 15:19),<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"class2\">His glorious return (Titus 2:13),<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"class2\">and the resurrection of the dead (1 Thess. 4:13-14; Rom. 8:18-25; 1 Pet. 1:3).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"class2\"><span style=\"color: #5c5c5c;\">To know that HOPE we must know the Lord for He is the God of hope (Rom. 15:13). <\/span>Jesus Himself is the living hope, the hope of glory (Col. 1:27; 1 Tim. 1:1).\u00a0 <em>Ultimately it isn&#8217;t what we do that brings hope but what He does, what He says, who He is.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"class2\"><span style=\"color: #5c5c5c;\">Use the resources He has given you to serve faithfully and whole-heartedly yet put your HOPE in Him.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style: circle; padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li><span class=\"class2\">Hope stems forth from His grace (2 Thess. 2:16; 1 Pet. 1:13) <em>not from your efforts<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"class2\">Hope is rooted in the promises of His Word (Rom. 15:4; Ps. 119:81, 114; Titus 1:2-3) <em>not in your plans and desires<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"class2\">Hope is generated by the Holy Spirit (Rom. 15:13)<em> not by your feelings and good intentions.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/love-and-hope.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hope springs forth into faith and love<\/a> and into peace and joy <span class=\"class2\">(Col. 1:5; Rom. 15:13) and inspires endurance and courage to keep going (2 Cor. 3:12; 1 Thess. 1:3). 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