Do it out of reverence for Christ
... giving to the service of God and others. This He did unconditionally for us. It is to this effect that He is the greatest man to have ever walked the face of the earth and his works live forever. Similarly, ...
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The cost of following Christ
"Jesus replied no one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."(NIV) Luke 9:62
The choice to follow Christ should be an individual decision and not one ...
Spiritual Undernourishment
... mouth of God" (NIV) Matthew 4:3-4
The modern world is full of the movement of goods and services from one point to the other. All mechanical means of movement are dependent on a particular fuel as a ...
The Golden Rule
... Students and parents want the best from their teachers and school, customers want excellent customer service, married partners have high expectations from each other, and citizens expect much from their ...
Show love
... anything like me you feel guilty when you know you have done something wrong but it doesn’t hurt quite as much when you neglect to do a service when you know you could have. This story teaches us clearly ...
Serving One Another Through Love
... gifts, but these gifts will be worthless unless they are used in the service of God and His Church. In the Bible, Paul often uses the parts of the human body to show their dependence on each other and ...
The cost of discipleship 2
... (seek first the kingdom and His righteousness- Matt. 6:33). Attend all the church services, hunger and thirst after righteousness. Love the law of God and seek opportunities to study and learn it. Being ...
Identify your purpose
... our labour in diverse forms. Be it formal or informal work, we receive something as a token or a little more.
Jobs come with different conditions of service. Though we may sometimes not find ourselves ...
Integrity - Are you honest in business?
... the dust even in times of boom.
There is overwhelming evidence in the field of business ethics that companies that are not inhumane profiteers, produce excellent products and services, take their corporate ...
Learning the value of work
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ ...
Responsible parenting III
... set the example for their children to follow. This includes coming with them to Bible class and worship services, not merely sending them. The church was instituted by our Lord to give instruction and ...
Christ or Convenience
... Christianity is about commitment, sacrifice and service that will surely cost you something for the sake of Christ. Be on the side of God, endure hardship and resist temptations as a good soldier of Christ ...
Be like the Master
... or inferior duties but as service to God. “Each one should use whatever gift he or she has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” (1 Peter 4:10).
When ...
For we are brethren
... prevailing in the world. Thus, there are no social classes in Christian fellowship.
There are many blessings and benefits we gain through fellowship with brethren. For example, during worship services, ...
Easy weight loss
... carry everything with me daily! On days that the church meets, I often dash home to empty my bag and keep only the essential items for church service. On one such occasion, while offloading the items unnecessary ...
How well do you listen?
... today simply don’t listen very well to Bible truth. I sincerely believe this is a primary contributor to the spiritual failures in many Christians. They sit in worship services and Bible classes and are ...
Living everyday as the last day
... (NIV).
We should also make up our mind that earth is not our home and focus our minds on eternity. This will require us to avoid making up excuses such as using church services to cover up for not having ...
The story of each day
... to eat and what to wear, we Christians need to understand the times of He who spoke to us.
Jesus is God in human form (John 1:14). This is an established fact and we would be doing a disservice to ourselves ...
Relationship with God
... with or no time for him. God through covenant relationship knows his children and cater for them (John 1:13)
Many people now acting right for the wrong reasons. Some are now attending church services, ...
A foundation of Love
... must be at the root and foundation of everything we do and if we do not have love first, then nothing else really matters. If we need an example of what love-grounded service should look like, we can see ...