1. Gospel Ministry Proclaimed & Taught Shepherd of the Springs Institute for Christian Ministry

2. MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL *THERE IS BUT ONE MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL, BUT THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT MODES... TWO DIFFERENT WAYS BY WHICH THE SERVANT OF THE WORD ADDRESSES HEARERS. FIRST, THERE IS...

3. MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD *THIS IS THE PROPHETIC MODE OF SPEAKING, WHICH EMPLOYS THE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR “I” THAT ADDRESSES LISTENERS AS “YOU.”

4. MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD *AND SECONDLY, THERE IS... THE TAUGHT WORD *THIS IS THE TEACHING OR INFORMATIONAL MODE OF COMMUNICATION. *THE TEACHING MODE PRESENTS INFORMATION ABOUT THE GOSPEL TO LISTENERS FOR THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND CONSIDERED JUDGMENT CONCERNING ITS VERACITY AND ITS VALUE.

5. THE TAUGHT WORD MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD *FIRST, LET US EXAMINE SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROCLAMATION MODE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL.

6. THE TAUGHT WORD MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD ABSOLVES SIN *JESUS SAYS, I FORGIVE YOU ALL YOUR SINS. *JESUS IS PRESENT IN HIS WORD. HE REVEALS HIMSELF AND PARDONS SINNERS THROUGH HIS WORD OF FORGIVENESS.

7. THE TAUGHT WORD MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD NOURISHES TRUST *THE FAITH BY WHICH WE BELIEVE IS STRENGTHENED AND MATURED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT... THROUGH THE WORD OF PARDON - SPOKEN AND BESTOWED. *HERE, THE POWER OF THE WORD IS UNLEASHED!

8. THE TAUGHT WORD MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD IS PASSIVELY RECEIVED OR REJECTED *THE LISTENER HAS NO DETACHED POSITION TO WEIGH INFORMATION AND EVALUATE WHEN THE MESSSAGE IS A DIRECT PERSONAL ADDRESS OF CHRIST. *EITHER THERE IS PASSIVE RECEPTION BY THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT OR ACTIVE, SINFUL REJECTION!

9. MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD THE TAUGHT WORD *LET’S NOW CONSIDER SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF THE TEACHING MODE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL.

10. MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD THE TAUGHT WORD TEACHES ABOUT CHRIST *INSTEAD OF SPEAKING FOR CHRIST, THE SPEAKER PRESENTS DOCTRINE ABOUT CHRIST IN ACCORD WITH THE TEACHING OF SCRIPTURE. *SPEAKING IS IN THE THIRD-PERSON SINGULAR AND PLURAL: HE /THEY...

11. MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD THE TAUGHT WORD PROVIDES INFORMATION OF THE GOSPEL *TEACHES INFORMATION ABOUT THE WHOLE GOSPEL OF CHRIST - ALL ARTICLES OF FAITH IN ACCORD WITH SCRIPTURE

12. MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD THE TAUGHT WORD BUILDS AWARENESS OF THE FAITH *THE FAITH INTO WHICH WE WERE BAPTIZED AND... THE FAITH THAT WE CONFESS IN THE ANCIENT CREEDS AND THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONS

13. MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD THE TAUGHT WORD RECEIVER JUDGES AGREE/DISAGREE *THE RECEIVER OF THE INFORMATION IS ALWAYS IN THE POSITION OF EVALUATING WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT. *CHRISTIANS SHOULD SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES TO SEE IF THESE THINGS ARE SO. (ACTS 17:11)

14. THE TAUGHT WORD MINISTRY OF THE GOSPEL THE PROCLAIMED WORD SPEAKS FOR CHRIST ABSOLVES SIN NOURISHES TRUST IS PASSIVELY RECEIVED OR REJECTED TEACHES ABOUT CHRIST PROVIDES INFORMATION OF THE GOSPEL BUILDS AWARENESS OF THE FAITH RECEIVER JUDGES AGREE/DISAGREE