Take heart, brothers and sisters, hold fast to the faith you at once received and contend mightily, endued with all power from God, for the body of Christ and His gospel. This is the heart of a minister.

• What is a minister?
• A minister suffers to preach the word and shepherd the flock (1:24)
• A minister fights to preach the word and shepherd the flock (1:29-2:1)
• Why does the minister choose to suffer and fight? (1:25-29; 2:2-5)
• You are a minister of the gospel