The Christian’s Service
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10. The Christian’s Service
10. The Christian’s Service
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I. CONSECRATION FOR SERVICE—
I. CONSECRATION FOR SERVICE—
Therefore I exhort you, brothers, through the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may approve what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.
A. Call—“I beseech you therefore, brethren by the mercies of God.”
A. Call—“I beseech you therefore, brethren by the mercies of God.”
B. Consecration—“That ye present your bodies.”
B. Consecration—“That ye present your bodies.”
C. Charge—“A living sacrifice.”
C. Charge—“A living sacrifice.”
D. Challenge—“Holy acceptable unto God.”
D. Challenge—“Holy acceptable unto God.”
E. Command—“Which is your reasonable service.”
E. Command—“Which is your reasonable service.”
F. Conforming—“And be not conformed to this world.”
F. Conforming—“And be not conformed to this world.”
G. Change—“But be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
G. Change—“But be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
H. Complete—“That ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
H. Complete—“That ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
II. COOPERATION IN SERVICE—
II. COOPERATION IN SERVICE—
A. Personality—v. . Don’t be proud—remain humble before God.
A. Personality—v. . Don’t be proud—remain humble before God.
B. People—vv. . All Christians should work together as the different parts of the body work together.
B. People—vv. . All Christians should work together as the different parts of the body work together.
C. Practice—v. . Put into practice what God has given you.
C. Practice—v. . Put into practice what God has given you.
D. Preaching—vv. . If in preaching or teaching, be faithful to God, giving your very best. Put your heart into what you do!
D. Preaching—vv. . If in preaching or teaching, be faithful to God, giving your very best. Put your heart into what you do!
III. CONCEPTS OF SERVICE—
III. CONCEPTS OF SERVICE—
A. Pretense—v. . “Don’t just pretend that you love others: really love them. Hate what is wrong. Stand on the side of good”—LB.
A. Pretense—v. . “Don’t just pretend that you love others: really love them. Hate what is wrong. Stand on the side of good”—LB.
Love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; be attached to what is good,
B. Personal—v. . Show your respect and honor each other.
B. Personal—v. . Show your respect and honor each other.
C. Persistence—v. . Don’t be lazy and indifferent. Be fervent. Lazy and indifference should have no part in your life.
C. Persistence—v. . Don’t be lazy and indifferent. Be fervent. Lazy and indifference should have no part in your life.
D. Patience—v. . Rejoice in hope. Be patient in tribulation. Continue in prayer. All Christians need more patience.
D. Patience—v. . Rejoice in hope. Be patient in tribulation. Continue in prayer. All Christians need more patience.
IV. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE—
IV. COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE—
A. People—v. . “We are only God’s co-workers. You are God’s garden, not ours; you are God’s building, not ours”—LB.
A. People—v. . “We are only God’s co-workers. You are God’s garden, not ours; you are God’s building, not ours”—LB.
B. Preaching—v. . Paul laid a good foundation through good Bible preaching. This is the best foundation to build upon.
B. Preaching—v. . Paul laid a good foundation through good Bible preaching. This is the best foundation to build upon.
C. Plan—v. . There is no other foundation than that of Christ.
C. Plan—v. . There is no other foundation than that of Christ.
D. Purging—vv. . Many materials are used in a building, but all will be tested by fire.
D. Purging—vv. . Many materials are used in a building, but all will be tested by fire.
E. Pay—v. . If our work abides, we will be rewarded.
E. Pay—v. . If our work abides, we will be rewarded.
F. Problem—v. . Some people barely will make it to heaven. Their lives will keep sinners from accepting Christ.
F. Problem—v. . Some people barely will make it to heaven. Their lives will keep sinners from accepting Christ.
Croft M. Pentz, Sermon Outlines for Christians, Dollar Sermon Library Series (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1975), 22–23.