Study 9B..When you’re hiring someone to make important repairs or improvements to your house or car, you want someone who’s spent hours learning and perfecting their craft, and is respected in their field. You wouldn’t take on someone with no experience...A servant prepares.
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Study9B...Peculiarities of a Faithful servant
Act20:17-38
Jesus completed the work of salvation for us on the cross, brings us into it, gives us the Holy Spirit as our counselor, and sets us about his business. He has finished the work of our salvation, but he still calls us to work for his kingdom. Therefore, with gratitude and love, we train to be the most effective servants possible.
Let's continue on our points....we stopped after point 3 in the last study
4 . The fourth mark is A STEADFAST SPIRIT
In verse 19 Paul tells us he was ““severely tested by the plots of the Jews””. Did you ever know a servant of the Lord who was not tested, and when reading your New Testament been impressed with the great testings that Paul experienced? We have a powerful Enemy whose whole aim is to get us down, and if we are honest, we admit that one of our chief handicaps is ourselves; so as servants of the Lord we need grit as well as grace! See what Proverbs 24:10 says, and compare 1 Corinthians 15:58. Notice how many times in scripture the Lord says, “”Fear not!”” and “”Be strong!”” Why does He say this so often? Because we are often fearful, and when we are fearful we are weak and have no strength.
5 . The fifth mark is A CLEAR CONSCIENCE
In verse 20 Paul tells us, ““I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you””. This was a great thing to be able to say, but all of us who serve the Lord should be able to say it; compare Acts 23:1 with Acts 24:16. Paul was not perfect; he made many mistakes and often failed in one way or another, but no-one could justly point a finger at him and accuse him. He could look these elders in the face and say, ‘‘I have done my best’’, and they could not prove or say otherwise –- see verse 18. Paul had a clear conscience!
(1) Paul had a clear conscience EVANGELISTICALLY, that is, he discharged his responsibility towards the lost. See verse 20 (second part), also verses 21 and 26. What an amazing claim he made! Look up Ezekiel 33:6 and compare 1 Peter 3:15-16. Have we a clear conscience regarding the lost?
(2) Paul had a clear conscience DOCTRINALLY, that is, he was faithful in his proclamation of the truth. Look at the first part of verses 20 and 27. Nothing “”helpful”” was withheld, and “”the whole will of God”” was declared. Look up and think about the relevant statement in 2 Corinthians 4:2.
(3) Paul had a clear conscience FINANCIALLY, that is, he was not doing God’’s work for personal gain (verses 33-34). No doubt there were many wealthy people in Ephesus, but rather than be in a position where he could be criticised and where God’’s Name could be brought into disrepute, Paul would work for his living making tents so that no-one could ever say he was in the Lord’’s work for personal gain. See Hebrews 13:18.
(4) Paul had a clear conscience EXPERIMENTALLY, that is, so far as he knew, he was living out before the Ephesians the truth that he taught to them. Look at verse 35: does our conduct agree with our creed? Does our belief behave? Look up 2 Corinthians 1:12.
(5) Paul had a clear conscience SPIRITUALLY, that is, his personal relationship with the Holy Spirit was all that it should be. Verse 22 might be rendered, ““I go to Jerusalem under the binding force of the Holy Spirit””. Compare Romans 9:1.
Are we utterly abandoned to the Holy Spirit?
Are we filled and dominated by Him?
Is ours a Spirit-led life?
I will like you to consider those questions above?
If there is any amendment you need to do to make your service to God be an acceptable one...do it prayerfully and I wish you could see praying my way to God ,I don't want to be a rejected or abandoned servant... Can you to the Lord in prayer too and let God mould you and put you on focus..do not overlook it,it is for you.
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Study9B...Peculiarities of a Faithful servant
Act20:17-38
Jesus completed the work of salvation for us on the cross, brings us into it, gives us the Holy Spirit as our counselor, and sets us about his business. He has finished the work of our salvation, but he still calls us to work for his kingdom. Therefore, with gratitude and love, we train to be the most effective servants possible.
Let's continue on our points....we stopped after point 3 in the last study
4 . The fourth mark is A STEADFAST SPIRIT
In verse 19 Paul tells us he was ““severely tested by the plots of the Jews””. Did you ever know a servant of the Lord who was not tested, and when reading your New Testament been impressed with the great testings that Paul experienced? We have a powerful Enemy whose whole aim is to get us down, and if we are honest, we admit that one of our chief handicaps is ourselves; so as servants of the Lord we need grit as well as grace! See what Proverbs 24:10 says, and compare 1 Corinthians 15:58. Notice how many times in scripture the Lord says, “”Fear not!”” and “”Be strong!”” Why does He say this so often? Because we are often fearful, and when we are fearful we are weak and have no strength.
5 . The fifth mark is A CLEAR CONSCIENCE
In verse 20 Paul tells us, ““I have not hesitated to preach anything that would be helpful to you””. This was a great thing to be able to say, but all of us who serve the Lord should be able to say it; compare Acts 23:1 with Acts 24:16. Paul was not perfect; he made many mistakes and often failed in one way or another, but no-one could justly point a finger at him and accuse him. He could look these elders in the face and say, ‘‘I have done my best’’, and they could not prove or say otherwise –- see verse 18. Paul had a clear conscience!
(1) Paul had a clear conscience EVANGELISTICALLY, that is, he discharged his responsibility towards the lost. See verse 20 (second part), also verses 21 and 26. What an amazing claim he made! Look up Ezekiel 33:6 and compare 1 Peter 3:15-16. Have we a clear conscience regarding the lost?
(2) Paul had a clear conscience DOCTRINALLY, that is, he was faithful in his proclamation of the truth. Look at the first part of verses 20 and 27. Nothing “”helpful”” was withheld, and “”the whole will of God”” was declared. Look up and think about the relevant statement in 2 Corinthians 4:2.
(3) Paul had a clear conscience FINANCIALLY, that is, he was not doing God’’s work for personal gain (verses 33-34). No doubt there were many wealthy people in Ephesus, but rather than be in a position where he could be criticised and where God’’s Name could be brought into disrepute, Paul would work for his living making tents so that no-one could ever say he was in the Lord’’s work for personal gain. See Hebrews 13:18.
(4) Paul had a clear conscience EXPERIMENTALLY, that is, so far as he knew, he was living out before the Ephesians the truth that he taught to them. Look at verse 35: does our conduct agree with our creed? Does our belief behave? Look up 2 Corinthians 1:12.
(5) Paul had a clear conscience SPIRITUALLY, that is, his personal relationship with the Holy Spirit was all that it should be. Verse 22 might be rendered, ““I go to Jerusalem under the binding force of the Holy Spirit””. Compare Romans 9:1.
Are we utterly abandoned to the Holy Spirit?
Are we filled and dominated by Him?
Is ours a Spirit-led life?
I will like you to consider those questions above?
If there is any amendment you need to do to make your service to God be an acceptable one...do it prayerfully and I wish you could see praying my way to God ,I don't want to be a rejected or abandoned servant... Can you to the Lord in prayer too and let God mould you and put you on focus..do not overlook it,it is for you.
For more package,visit our blog:segoeevangelism1992.blogspot.com and also you can click on the link attached.
For support and testimony: segoeevangelism1992@gmail.com
Follow us on Facebook via;
https://mobile.facebook.com/segoeevangelism/
Motto:Charity,Holiness and power...
God bless you.
Endeavor to share...
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