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What Characterizes Christianity Pt.2
Christians are to be Characterized by Commitment
A.Staying Committed to the Work of the Lord
1.
This Work is to be Done with Diligence
a. Serve Christ Fanatically
The word “Slothful” means to be lazy, tardy, to be inactive.
1. Paul was addressing the problem of laziness and inactivity in this church.
2. They had become inactive in the business of God, doing nothing of eternal value.
3. Paul was exhorting them to lay hold of every opportunity to serve the Lord.
He was expressing a great urgency in service, whether it is encouraging the saints or evangelizing the sinners.
Not sit, soak, and sour but serve!
b.
Basically he said, make your life count, be about the Fathers business
c.
I want to say that the same problem that existed in Paul’s day is the same problem that exists in our day.
There is a problem of laziness.
d.
There seems to be no interest among God’s people in the things of God
1. Christians are inactive and lazy concerning God’s business
2.
We are diligent about a lot of other things in our life.
(work, careers, recreation)
3. What about God’s business?
e. Make your life count.
You can achieve awards, accomplish great things, and even cure cancer, but if you’ve done nothing for God, then you’ve done nothing.
f.
Paul had in view here the spiritual decay of his time.
Eph 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
g.
When God’s people become lazy, they prevent righteousness and evil prospers.
Illustration: Someone said, “For weeds to prosper, the gardener need only to leave the garden alone.”
Application: How would you characterize your service?
Are you inactive and lazy about the Lords work?
If so, would you repent of that today and realize that God didn’t save you to sit, soak, and sour from a church pew?
2. This Work is to be Done with Delight
a. Serve Christ Fittingly
The word “Slothful” carries a second meaning, and it means to be burdensome, grievous, tedious, and tiresome.
1. Paul is now beginning to deal with their attitude of service.
2.
He said don’t view your service for the Lord this way.
b.
Christians view serving the Lord this way.
1. Service is a Burden and not a Blessing
2. Service is a Duty and not a Delight
3. Service is a Sorrowful and not Satisfying
c. Coming to church, outreach, jobs in the church, studying, prayer time, etc.
d.
Paul said when you serve the Lord, serve in delight
Psalms 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
Application: Serving Christ should never be grievous or troublesome.
What is your attitude of service?
How do you see it?
3.
This Work is to be Done with Desire
a. Serve Christ Fervently
1.
The word “fervent” means to be enthusiastic.
It means to boil in the Spirit.
It means to show great eagerness for something.
Its kind alike a steam engine having enough heat that will produce enough energy to get the job done.
2. Paul is saying that the believer must be fired up by the Holy Spirit.
Paul in this text is not talking about human effort.
In the Greek, when speaking of spirit, if the direct article is missing it is talking about the attitude of a man.
Here it is present and it references the Holy Spirit.
a.
It is the Spirit that Energizes the Believer
He will give you a passion for people
b.
It is the Spirit that Excites the Believer
We need to be excited about Jesus.
We must present Him and what He did as the greatest event in history.
c.
It is the Spirit that Enables the Believer Acts 1:8
d.
It is the Spirit that Encourages the Believer
God wants you to serve Him in His strength, not yours.
I believe that is why so many have lost their desire to serve, is because they have tried in their own strength and failed.
Be filled with Spirit and serve God in the Spirit.
A Spirit filled believer will serve God Fervently!
3. Paul said what should characterize the believer is that we should be boiling over with enthusiasm about serving the Lord.
4. The nature of the Holy Spirit desires to accomplish the work of Christ by enabling the people of God to serve Christ and speak of Christ.
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If people have no desire to serve they are ether out of fellowship or unsaved.
6.
A true mark of being filled with the Holy Spirit is a desire to serve.
Illustration: 'Every great movement in the annals of history,' said Emerson, 'is the triumph of enthusiasm.'
It is derived, that magic name, from two Greek words: ‘en’ meaning in and ‘theos’ meaning God.
Enthusiasm is literally 'God in us'.
The enthusiastic man is one who speaks as if he were possessed by God.
Application: How’s your spiritual thermometer?
Are you boiling over and anxious to serve?
Are you excited about Jesus?
Do you have a passion for people?
Be honest.
Have you cooled down on Christ?
You must come and fan the flames on your relationship once again.
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This Work is to be Done with Devotion
a. Serve Christ Faithfully
In Romans 12 Paul used 3 Greek words to define Christian service.
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In v.1 he used “latreia” which is translated, “service of worship.”
2. The second word is “diakonia” which pertains to practical service.
3.
Here in v.11, Paul used “douleu” which refers to the service of a bond slave.
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Paul defined the reason for the churches existence; to do their Masters will.
c. Paul had in mind here the relationship between a Hebrew Master and his slave.
It was a voluntary service based on respect, gratitude, and love.
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