Theme: Faithful ministry calls vulnerable saints to simplicity, cruciform measurements, and discernment.

Faithful Ministry and our Vulnerability to Deception

Faithful Ministry and the Call to Simplicity

Faithful Ministry and the Cruciform Servant-Love

Faithful Ministry and the Need for Discernment

Questions to consider: 1. Are you ever tempted to look for something more? 2. How do you measure servanthood and love? 3. Where are you vulnerable to being deceived?

Next week’s text: 2 Corinthians 11:16–33