TRAIL BLAZING AND TEAM BUILDING!

TRAIL BLAZING AND TEAM BUILDING!

Rom 15:20

20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:

1 Cor 3:5-7

5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

          Paul was a trailblazer and had a great desire to take the gospel to those places that had not yet heard. Our mind conjures up images of Paul, dressed in jungle shorts and safari helmet, hacking his way through the undergrowth of prevailing thought. He would need to be absolutely convinced of his theology and absolutely convincing in his presentation of it. This is the essence of mission work.

          Paul was also a team member. He understood that his work dovetailed with the work of others to accomplish a purpose larger than any member of the team. He was trying to convince the carnal Corinthians that he was not in competition with. Neither was preaching a personalized gospel but rather a common truth. His was not a boutique belief but rather the faith once delivered to the saints. God was in charge and He would give the increase.

Dear Lord, give me both a trailblazing spirit and a team-building heart. AMEN