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This guide explores the importance of being an unashamed and committed worker in the church, emphasizing the distinction between involvement and commitment, the necessity of rightly interpreting the Word, and the pitfalls of complacency and minimal service. It delves into behaviors considered shameful, such as shirking responsibilities and being content with mediocrity, while highlighting the significance of active participation and diligent service for every member. The roles of elders, deacons, teachers, and preachers are also elucidated, stressing the need for knowledgeable, effective, and dedicated leadership within the church community.
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Being Unashamed Workers • What Makes Us A Worker: • Working! PROVERBS 14:23; 18:9; 2ND TIMOTHY 2:15 • ‘Involved’ vs. ‘Committed’ • What Makes Us Unashamed: • Rightly Dividing the Word • More Than Just Knowing JAMES 1:22; MATTHEW 7:21-23
Behavior That Is Shameful: • ‘Not My Job’ • A Church That Does Not Work LUKE 10:25-37 • ‘Let Someone Else Do It’ • ‘It’s Not That Important’ 1ST CORINTHIANS 15:3; 2ND THESSALONIANS 1:8 • ‘I’ve Done Enough’ REVELATION 2:10; GALATIANS 6:9, 10; HEBREWS 4:9-11
Behavior That Is Shameful: • Content They Do ‘Enough’ • A Church That Is ‘Content’ LUKE 13:24; ACTS 24:16; REVELATION 3:1, 17 • Content They Know ‘Enough’ ROMANS 2:17-20, 24 • Content With Losses MATTHEW 18:12; JAMES 5:20; GALATIANS 1:6 • Content With Minimal Service MATTHEW 22:37
Every Member Must Be A Worker • Elders • The Leadership EPHESIANS 4:11, 12; 1ST TIMOTHY 3:2; TITUS 1:7, 8 • Deacons 1ST TIMOTHY 3:10 • Teachers & Preachers • Knowledgeable & Effective • Bold and Unbiased EPHESIANS 4:11, 12 • Every Member in the Church 1ST CORINTHIANS 12:14, 21; EPHESIANS 4:16