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THE 5 W'S OF Service
1 Kings 18
36 And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. 37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.” 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, “The Lord, he is God; the Lord, he is God.”
I want to put everything into perspective. Serving the Lord is such a privilege, it is the outflow of knowing the Lord.
When the Lord called me to write, he called me using these verses, so these verses are very precious to me.
Let's look at the five W's of serving GOD, through these wonderful verses.
THE WHO OF SERVICE VS 36
Elijah knew who he served; he knew that he served the God of Abraham , Isaac and Jacob. We serve the all-powerful God, we can serve him, because we know who he is. We can have this amazing confidence in preaching the gospel and sharing Christ, because we are not serving gods of wood, stone and iron, like the 450 prophets of Baal were.
Do you have that confidence?
We know that the same God who did the miracles in the lives of his former saints, is still the same today. He doesn't change and his power does not weaken.
THE WHERE OF SERVICE VS 36
We serve God in two situations, first of all, we serve God in the midst of the world, we seek to share Jesus in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. We live in the world, but we are not of it.
Secondly, we serve God's people. Look at the time, Elijah was serving and sacrificing, at the time of the evening sacrifice. We are to serve God's people in the local church community, that is where we serve. Our gifts are for the edification of our fellow brothers and sisters.
THE WHAT OF SERVICE VS 36
Luke 17:10 says
So, you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’”
What are we?
We are nothing really, God is everything.
Elijah says, that he is God's servant, he doesn't try to grab any of the glory for himself.
Someone put it like this" We are nobodies, seeking to tell everybody about somebody who saved my soul".
THE WORD OF SERVICE VS 36
We all want to serve GOD, we want to be at the forefront, me included. But we have to do things only at the word of God tells us to. So often we fail in our service for God, we fall flat on our faces and we wonder why.
The reason is that God didn't tell us to do that thing, we are led by our flesh, we need to make sure that the service we do, is because the Lord tells us to..
We do not preach ourselves, but we preach Christ.
THE WHY OF SERVICE VS 37
This is the most important one, why do we serve God.
We serve God for one reason and that is to turn the hearts of the people back to God. How can you spot a faithful ministry or a faithful preacher?
They are seeking to bring people closer to God, they are seeking to lead people to Christ, they are seeking to uplift God and the gospel. It is not about them.
It's all about Christ
THE RESULTS OF GOD'S SERVICE VS 38-39
When we keep to the five w's, God does certain things:
He shows his power.
The people worship God.
They acknowledge HIM AS GOD
They turn from their idols and serve God
Right service brings right results, God blesses right service.
Elijah honoured GOD, so God honoured Elijah.
In all we do, lets serve God in the right way, we will surely get the right results.
God bless you
Keith
TREASURES
READING TREASURES
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/tbl-china-prayer-requests
https://gracegems.org/Bourdillon/lord_our_shepherd.htm
https://gracegems.org/32/where_are_you_going.htm
PREACHING TREASURES
Witnessing to Muslims
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/8210941558/a?autoplay=1
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/82012657455/a?autoplay=1
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/912212316345450/a?autoplay=1
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/52917341130/a?autoplay=1
1 Kings 18
36 And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the prophet came near and said, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word. 37 Answer me, O Lord, answer me, that this people may know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you have turned their hearts back.” 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, “The Lord, he is God; the Lord, he is God.”
I want to put everything into perspective. Serving the Lord is such a privilege, it is the outflow of knowing the Lord.
When the Lord called me to write, he called me using these verses, so these verses are very precious to me.
Let's look at the five W's of serving GOD, through these wonderful verses.
THE WHO OF SERVICE VS 36
Elijah knew who he served; he knew that he served the God of Abraham , Isaac and Jacob. We serve the all-powerful God, we can serve him, because we know who he is. We can have this amazing confidence in preaching the gospel and sharing Christ, because we are not serving gods of wood, stone and iron, like the 450 prophets of Baal were.
Do you have that confidence?
We know that the same God who did the miracles in the lives of his former saints, is still the same today. He doesn't change and his power does not weaken.
THE WHERE OF SERVICE VS 36
We serve God in two situations, first of all, we serve God in the midst of the world, we seek to share Jesus in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation. We live in the world, but we are not of it.
Secondly, we serve God's people. Look at the time, Elijah was serving and sacrificing, at the time of the evening sacrifice. We are to serve God's people in the local church community, that is where we serve. Our gifts are for the edification of our fellow brothers and sisters.
THE WHAT OF SERVICE VS 36
Luke 17:10 says
So, you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’”
What are we?
We are nothing really, God is everything.
Elijah says, that he is God's servant, he doesn't try to grab any of the glory for himself.
Someone put it like this" We are nobodies, seeking to tell everybody about somebody who saved my soul".
THE WORD OF SERVICE VS 36
We all want to serve GOD, we want to be at the forefront, me included. But we have to do things only at the word of God tells us to. So often we fail in our service for God, we fall flat on our faces and we wonder why.
The reason is that God didn't tell us to do that thing, we are led by our flesh, we need to make sure that the service we do, is because the Lord tells us to..
We do not preach ourselves, but we preach Christ.
THE WHY OF SERVICE VS 37
This is the most important one, why do we serve God.
We serve God for one reason and that is to turn the hearts of the people back to God. How can you spot a faithful ministry or a faithful preacher?
They are seeking to bring people closer to God, they are seeking to lead people to Christ, they are seeking to uplift God and the gospel. It is not about them.
It's all about Christ
THE RESULTS OF GOD'S SERVICE VS 38-39
When we keep to the five w's, God does certain things:
He shows his power.
The people worship God.
They acknowledge HIM AS GOD
They turn from their idols and serve God
Right service brings right results, God blesses right service.
Elijah honoured GOD, so God honoured Elijah.
In all we do, lets serve God in the right way, we will surely get the right results.
God bless you
Keith
TREASURES
READING TREASURES
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/category/tbl-china
https://www.tblfaithnews.com/tbl-china-prayer-requests
https://gracegems.org/Bourdillon/lord_our_shepherd.htm
https://gracegems.org/32/where_are_you_going.htm
PREACHING TREASURES
Witnessing to Muslims
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/8210941558/a?autoplay=1
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/82012657455/a?autoplay=1
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/912212316345450/a?autoplay=1
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/52917341130/a?autoplay=1