THE WORLD’S HARDEST WORK

ACTS 13:1-10

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I have stacked lumber in near freezing rain, been the lunch monitor for 150 7^th-9^th graders, janitor for a large  bank in Chattanooga – but these things were not the world’s hardest work. Many people do things more painful, more irritating, and more disturbing. The hardest work in the world is the job of every born again believer. The hardest work in the world is witnessing.

 

I. WITNESSING IS DIVINE WORK

 

1. Witnessing is Obeying the Divine Command [Mt. 28:18-20]

2. Witnessing is Walking in the Footsteps of the Master [Jn. 4]

3. Witnessing is Giving the Divine Message [Rm. 1:16]

 

II. WITNESSING IS DIFFICULT WORK

 

1. The Opposition is Overwhelming [James 4:1-7]

2. The Expectation is Varied [Mark 4:3-20]

3. The Qualifications are Stringent [Mt. 4:18-20, 1 Cor. 9:27]]

 

III. WITNESSING IS DELIGHTFUL WORK

 

1. Being Used of God is a Delight [Ps. 40:8]

2. Seeing a Life Changed & a Destination Secured is a Delight [Ps. 126:5-6, 2 Cor. 5:17]

3. To NOT be Empty-handed at the Judgment Seat of Christ will be a Delight [1 Cor. 3:10-15]