JUST RIGHT FOR THE JOB

I also stand this morning with the monumental task of providing Words of Encouragement to a man that I have come to respect and admire, a man that I am glad, in the humblest sense of the Word to call my Pastor.
To Sister _ anybody worth their salt will realize that there would be no him without you. Truth of the matter – heap seek but few know what it takes to be a minister’s wife. It takes a special kind of women to be married to a preacher. Thank you for being an example to other ministers wives and to the women of this church.. From the beginning, God has called men like ———— to serve His People. For God, •Abraham left his homeland. •Moses declined Egypt and its riches. •Joshua destroyed Jericho. •Elijah confronted King Ahab. •Daniel faced the lions. •James and John forsook their nets. •Matthew left his customs booths. •Paul left a life of power and prestige. Truth of the matter … in this day and time, we need more men like Pastor _. Tall timbers that are willing to stand true to God’s Word, and truly
Pastor, Teacher, his record speaks for itself.
I don’t know if this is out of order are not but in order for me to do a good job with this – I feel it necessary for me — to be me; and be allowed to look to the scriptures for some help so support what I am about to say. Help me Paul… In Philippians 2:19-22 we find these words…
(v.19) But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus shortly unto you, that I
also may be of good comfort, when I know your state.
(v.20) For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.
(v.21) For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.
(v.22) But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath
served with me in the gospel.

JUST RIGHT FOR THE JOB
Brother and Sister we live in a day where the word tolerance is being used
and abused. We are constantly being asked to lower our standards and
expectations … and to accept any old kind of behavior and any old body.
However, I am a firm believer that we need to pick some folks — that is just right
for the job.

Paul needed somebody that he could send back to check on the church at
Phillpi. So, Paul is saying I am looking for somebody that is just right for the job.
Why is this important … you see the Philippian Church was a special church to
the Apostle Paul. When nobody stood by Paul, they stood there. When nobody
else tried to help, they sent help. When nobody else was there to pat him on the
back, they sent a love offering.
So in essence, Paul is saying this particular church that I planted is near and
dear to my heart, and I can’t just send any old body … I am looking for
somebody … that is just right for the job.
Now … I need you to understand that Paul did not haphazardly select
someone. In Philippians 2:20 he says “For I have no man likeminded”
Those of you familiar with the story know that there was certainly hundreds
of Christians in Rome. In fact, Paul greets twenty-six of them by name in Romans
16; yet not one of them was available to make the trip!
Paul is saying … I searched and I cannot find anybody that is just like me, no
body that really cares for you -–except for this one young fellow by the name of
Timothy.
So Paul says in his letter to the church at Philippi get ready because I am
sending him to you … because he is just right for the job.
Well what is it that makes Timothy… Just right for the job
Let me just share with you real quickly and I will let you go, first of all …
Timothy was Christ centered.
It is right here in Philippians 2:21… Paul said for all seek their own, not the
things which are Jesus Christ’s.
Paul is saying here that when I looked at the other preachers … yes, they
were preaching but it seems to me like they had a little vainglory in them.
Oh, they were doing a whole lot of whooping… and saying a whole lot of
nothing. But when I look at Timothy, he is Christ centered.
In other words,
•his agenda was not position,
•his aim was not prosperity,
•his ambition was not popularity
Well … we talked about Timothy and used him as our example … and all of that
begs the questions … What is it … that makes a ____ just right
Let me tell you why I think Pastor __ is just right for the job
The Lord said I got some bigger plans for you … you need a Pastor that I am
going to appointed to
•help guide you,
•teach you,
•encourage you,
•pray for you,

•and equip you,
•so that you can do the things that, I called you to do.
This is what I call simple math
Right Pastor = right Church. No fractions, no subtraction, no division needed.
Only simply math: Right Pastor = Right Church
A Pastor that truly cares about our well-being and someone whose
•his agenda was not position,
•his aim was not prosperity,
•his ambition was not popularity
What are you saying preacher…
God said I got a man that is Just Right for the Job.
•Somebody like Timothy who is willing to serve even if you don’t call his name
•Somebody like Timothy, who was from another city, from another state, yes,
even from another country – that is just right for the job
•Somebody that is not doing it for a pat on the back
•Somebody that is not doing it for themselves
•Somebody that is not doing it for his own glory
•Somebody that is not doing to fatten his own pockets
•But … somebody who is doing it to glorify Jesus Christ
Pastor _________we thank God for you
•Thank you for your humility
•Thank you for your meekness
•Thank you for standing on the wall … and for watching over our souls
For you are truly
JUST RIGHT FOR THE JOB!
May God bless you and keep you …
May HE lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
YOU ARE … JUST RIGHT FOR THE JOB!!