CHRISTIAN SERVICE (THE FIRE PROOF SERVICE)

TEXT: 1 Cor 3:13-15, Matt 9:9

AIMS: At the end of the lesson, students should be able to;

·         Explain the word ‘service’
·         Realize that they were called to serve
·         Mark the necessary facts concerning service

Every child of God is a servant. He was called by God to serve. ‘Service’ is defined as an act of help or skill that a person is able to offer. The Hebrew Equivalent of the word service is “ABODDE” which means work of any kind, act, bondage, bond-servant, labor, ministering, ministry, servile, servitude, tillage, use, work, wrought etc. these root words are interrelated, it implies to “help rendered”. By application, Christian’s service is a part of religious activities. Every child of God must find something to do in the house of God to enlarge His kingdom. There is no room for idleness in God’s kingdom.
Christ disciples were trained such a way that they could labor for God’s work. Jesus often tells them; “the fields are white” meaning much work to be done but few hands and short period of time for the work. They walk with Christ with the impression that they need to serve. Often time, he will send them out to preach or minister to people to expose them. Peter, Mathew and other disciples left their businesses and followed him. He trained them on how to labor to bring God’s kingdom down on earth. After his death, Jesus asked them to remain in the upper room until he sent the comforter. This was to prepare them with Holy Spirit that will assist them in their service which they did not know until a church was set in Jerusalem, they had enough work to do in the Christian community such as; preaching, feeding, settle disputes, caring for the poor and the widows etc. Act 3.

WHY SERVICE IS NEEDED
READ THE PASSAGES AND DISCUSS THE NECESSITY OF SERVICE IN GOD’S VINE YARD.
MATT 16:17, 1COR 12, MATT 7:21, 15-23

God created man with the mind to ‘reason’, ‘create’, ‘administer’ and organize things. Christian as a divine institute built by Christ set on Peter to oversee, need human’s hands to attend to all physical and spiritual matters. We can support to build the church on earth and to make it conducive for a worship center. Every believer therefore is a member of Christ’s body and as such has a definite ministry or service to render. The purpose is for edification, exhortation and the comfort of his children. He saved them so that they in turn will serve him. By serving him, they will know more about him. God detest false-help from false teacher. He need correct men and women to train in his vine yard.
My name is Ubong Kingsley Nsini. I am a preacher in Bible Christian Evangelical Church Inc. I am called by God to preach His good news and to help other preachers spread the good news all over the world.

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