A Sure Pathway To Living An Overcoming Christian Life.
The Expected Christian Life and Description
BIBLE PASSAGE – 1 CORINTHIANS 4:2, HEBREWS 13:21, 1 PETER 4:19, JAMES 1:12, 2 CHRONICLES 16:9
INTRODUCTION
Faithfulness comes from a place of trust and loyalty. As a Christian, it is important one is faithful to God. … Faithfulness requires us to submit our ways and desires to God.
When you are faithful to God, it means you’re loyal, unwavering and reliable regardless of circumstances.
Faithful children of God never retire from serving God till they are called home. ln their very old age they are still very useful in the kingdom business.
Christians have to be faithful to God not only until death, but unto death if necessary.
The goal of Faithfulness is not that we work for God only, but God is free to do his work through us without any complaint or resistance on our part.
Faithfulness and faith are likening to root and its fruit.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A FAITHFUL CHRISTIAN
Be a Consistent Sower
A life of faithfulness includes, always giving God access to your finances, time, skills and material possessions.
Proverbs 11:24-25 says, “One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
To appreciate the meaning of Faithfulness better we shall look at characteristics of unfaithful Christian:
Deceptive, cheats, ill seeking, be little other brethren, always have excuse for not able to do the work of God, pretends, lie, exaggerate and so forth.
BENEFITS OF BEING FAITHFULL
Psalms 26:1-3 Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore, I shall not slide. Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. For thy loving kindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
Psalms 18:25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
1 Samuel 2:9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
PART TWO (INTERACTIVE)
We are going to look at:
⦁ Men and Women in the bible who are faithful and how God rewarded them.
⦁ Men and Women who are unfaithful in the bible and how God rewarded them.
CONCLUSION
Ask yourself these questions in every situation:
What does the Word of God Say?
Am l doing things in full obedience to the word of God?
