COMMITMENT to your church ministry devotion.pptx

Devotion

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2. COMMITMENT

3. What is Commitment?

4. What is Commitment? Commitment can be defined as the decision to do what needs to be done, whatever the cost. In simplest terms, a commitment is "something pledged.“ C ommitment also includes the responsibility to practice specific activities. Commitment is a way of the heart expressing itself in a way of life.

5. Biblical Commitment Total commitment is the foundation of our relationship with God. ( Ps 31:5 ; Rom 5:11; 2 Cor 5:17-21) God has personally called every Christian to follow His call in a lifetime of faithful service. (Jo 10:27-28; Eph 5:2; Rev 2:10 ) Love inspires our Christian commitment, and to have this kind of commitment we also need faith. (Jo 14:15; Heb 11:6)

6. THE CALL FOR COMMITMENT First of all, commitment demands a choice. (1 Ki 18:21; Lk 9:23) Commitment definitely limits choices because it is exclusive . Commitment builds up faith and develops character. It is a spiritual discipline requiring time, work and determination.

7. DENY SELF S elf-life manifests itself in self-indulgence, self-love, self-will, self-seeking, self-pride . (Mat 16:25-26) To one person, self may be intellectual pride; to another it may be pleasure; for another, business or family . (Mat 19:27-30) To deny self means to surrender yourself completely and unconditionally to Jesus Christ. (Phil 3:7-10)

8. HOW STRONG IS OUR COMMITMENT TO GOD? Are we pursuing an Intimate Relationship With God Above all Else? Serving Christ With all our Time, Abilities and Energy. D elighting in God’s goodness and in His ability to meet all our needs. L etting God take and use our life in whatever way will please Him most.

9. T he M arks of a Committed Christian To live for Glory of God: The very purpose for which we exist is to give glory to God, so this is the first mark of a committed Christian. We glorify God when we in any way praise or acknowledge or experience or display His attributes. (Isa 43:7; Mat 5:16)

10. T he M arks of a Committed Christian To live a life of love: Love is how we identify ourselves as Christians. Christians have a new God-given capacity to love the is a fruit of the Spirit. We are commanded to love as Jesus loved, loves and the one who truly loves will have to sacrifice . (Jo 15:15; Gal 5:22; 1 Jo 4:7-8)

11. The Marks of a Committed Christian To live a life of service: God has given gifts to every believer to do the job God wants done. We are to be faithful in serving fellow believers and in being a faithful witness for Christ. (Jo 21:15-17; 1 Cor 12:1-11)

12. T he Marks of a Committed Christian A life of Loyalty to Jesus Christ : Believers must be willing to give up that which hinders being faithful to Christ. (Lk 14:25-33; Phil 3:7-8)

13. Partial Commitment is no Commitment God requires of us nothing less than total commitment. ( Lk 14:26-27 ; Mat 22:37;Rev 14-16) There is no way to live the Christian life without total commitment. (Jas 1:22; 1 Pet 1:15-16; 1 Pet 3:15-16) Just because our circumstances change does not mean our commitment should. (Dan 6:4-11 ) Many of people have made a decision about Christ, but have not made a commitment to Christ .(1 Jo 2:19)

14. You are either committed or you are not committed. COMMITMENT TO PERSONAL GROWTH : We are called to commit ourselves as disciples . (Mat 11:29) COMMITMENT TO MINISTRY: We must commit ourselves to the ministry of the local church and use the spiritual gifts that God has given us. (1 Cor 3:9; 2 Cor 4:2; Heb 10:25)

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