We cannot force the growth of faith in a person. During the past 3 months due to the opening of the church, we learned a lot
We may not have enough to open the church, we may face many difficulties in our business, but God provides when we open the church. We already have the rooms available because it belongs to our factory. Didn`t have to invest a lot at all, only our hearts.
Our attainments in this world are temporary. Everything belongs to God. I will take it in our life is to use our belongings to worship God and to further His kingdom.
Romans 11.36
Isaiah 43.7
We are all created to give praise to God.
1 John 4.19
1 John 4.8
God created us for a reason. Many people do not know the reason why they are born sometimes they go into depression.
About 4.4% of the people in the world suffer from depression
God create us into this world for a reason.
The reason is to glorify Him.
How do we glorify Him? Anything in this world that can add to the kingdom of God. Example the sun creates heat and allows the plants to grow. This helps with God`s creation and it shows that it glorifies God.
We all have a meaning and role in glorifying God. There are two things in this world that does not glorify God. Firstly the fallen angels.Secondly.. humans. Mostly are unteachable, untouchable.. due to pride.
Romans 3:23
How do we do it? We are humans and are sinners. Christ is the example for us.
John 17.4
We have to know our talents and gifts and to use it to glorify God.
We can glorify God in different ways.
1) Worshipping God.
2) Loving other believers in Christ
3) Allowing the Holy Spirit to change us to be more like Jesus.
4) Serving God with out Spiritual gifts
5) Spreading the word about God.
1) Worshipping God. How?
Refers to everything we do from the time we wake up till the time we sleep. If whatever we do is pleasing to the eyes of God, then it is considered worshiping God.
Example, a house keeper completes her work and tasks well..then she has done her part. As a believer, everything we do this pleasing to God is considered worship.
Worshiping God is the first responsibility we have in God
Worshipping God is not only on Sundays when we go to church.
It is in the way of life will lead every day, whether it is pleasing to God or not come whether we glorify His name.
If we go to church just to receive blessings from God then it is the wrong way of thinking.
We go to church to glorifying God come and not for our own selfish needs.
Do not take ourselves as the center of everything.
John 4:23-24
At the end of the day, how many people are left by still worshipping God?
2) Love other believers
We need to learn to love others.
John 13.34-35
`Love one another`
1 John 4.11
1 John 3.14
The happiness we have in worshipping God, God``s pleasure in us for serving Him.
We will have the encouragement to move on as well
Let us stop.complaining.. use our gifts to serve God, and join in the fellowship to worship God!
