Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required in stewards that one be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself. For I know nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this; but He who judges me is the Lord. Therefore, judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.
1 Corinthians 4:1-5
Verses for references:
-Acts 9:15-16
-2 Timothy 3:12
-Matthew 28:19-20
-John 8:29, 17:4
-Hebrews 2:17, 3:2
As we continue looking into what it means for Christians to be faithful, we ask ourselves:
What are some things that hinder us from being
faithful to God?
What kind of outward or inward battles go on that happen that deprive us of faithfulness?
So, ask yourself these questions.
Here are 7 point we will look deeper into:
1.
2. Remove
3. Unjust
4. Self-
5.
6.
7.
We will look at the first 3 point:
- The Faithful Servant
Consider yourself an
- Remove self-pity
• Don’t allow the __BHPM (Boo-Hoo-Poor-Me)
• God brings us to a place where you will say:
o I would not do this for myself,
o I would not do this for another human being,
o But I will do this for you Lord.
• This kind of attitude will carry us through the unthankful environment.
- Unjust criticism.
We need to be careful not to allow the
If you have not yet committed your life to Jesus—you need to do so today! For everyone who calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.
Romans 10:13
In closing, God empowers you to remain faithful!