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How to find Gladness in Serving God!. Psalms 122:1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Today, our sermon is about serving the Lord!. Finding Joy and Gladness in being a Christian and faithfully Serving God. How can we serve God acceptably?.
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How to find Gladnessin Serving God! Psalms 122:1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
Today, our sermon is about serving the Lord! • Finding Joy and Gladness in • being a Christian and faithfully • Serving God.
Serving : Godor serving Satan. • Right or Wrong • Godly or Ungodly • Good or Bad • Scripturally - unscripturally • God’s way Man’s way
39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. • 40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. • 41 I receive not honour from men. • 42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. • 44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. • 46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me. • 47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
Search the Scriptures • And believe them!
# 1 .Some want to serve Godtheir way • Big problem: God’s ways are not man’s ways. • Isa. 55:8-9 • Jerm . 10:23 • Prov. 14:12 • King Saul. I Sam. 15:22-23
#2 . Some want to serve God bydoing what others do • John 12:42,43 • Give us a King…that we might be • Like the other nations round about • Us. I Sam. 8:6 • 2 John 9 • Rev. 22:18,19
#3 . Some want to serve God bychanging God’s Word. • Prov. 30:5-6 • Matt. 15:9 • I Pet. 4:11 • Let’s add instrumental music to • Our worship…Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16 • Let’s eat the Lord’s Supper on • Sat. night. Acts 20:7
#4 .Some want to serve Godacceptably ..His way! • John 9:4 • Acts 17:11
Our worship and service must be in spirit and in truth! • John 4:23-24
Unacceptable • I Cor. 13:1 …1. If one could speak with the tongues of men • If one could speak with the tongues of angels • And have not charity (love) • he would be as a sounding brass, or • A tinkling cymbal. • UNACCEPTABLE SERVICE!
Unacceptable • I Cor. 13:2 ..1. If a person had the gift of prophecy… • ..speaking or foretelling for God… • 2. If a person understood all mysteries • 3. If a person had all knowledge, • 4. If a person had faith, so much so that he could remove mountains, and • have not charity, (love) he would • Accomplish nothing. • Unacceptable service
I Cor. 13:3 • 1. If a person were to bestow, give, all • His goods to feed the poor…a great • Work…tending and serving the poor… • 2. And, if a person gave his body to be burned, physically die, and not have • Charity (love) it profiteth him nothing. • Unacceptable service!
Examples of people whoserved God acceptably • 1. Abel…He was righteous. Heb. 11:4 • 2. Enoch – He pleased God. Heb. 11:5 • 2. Noah-Heir of the righteousness which is by faith. Heb. 11:7 • 3. Abraham . Heb.11:.left ..obeyed God. • 4. Paul “I have “..2 Tim. 4:7,8 • 5. Peter 2 Pet. 1:3 • 6. Sara ..She judged God faithful. Heb. 11:11 • 7. Lydia - Acts 16:14 She attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.
People who were not acceptable • 1. Cain…killed his brother. Gen. 4:8; I John 3:12 who was of that wicked one and slew his brother. Why? Because his works were evil and his brother’s righteous. • 2. Achan..went to battle..but what he did caused him to be rejected. Joshua 7:20 • 3. Judas. An appointee of Jesus…yet, • Betrayed the Lord. Matt. 27:3-5 • 4. The word of God is so important; John 12:48
There is joy and gladness in serving God right! • Psalms 122:1
How about you? Are youserving God? • Are you happy, joyful and full of • Gladness by ‘looking unto Jesus” • Heb. 12:1-2 and serving the • One who died for you? Rom. 5:8,9
Is it possible to serve Godacceptably? • Yes, even in 2013!
Phil. 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord,and again I say, Rejoice! • God is so good…let us serve • Him !