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Objective:
° To assess ones’ self through this question: “Why do you do what you do?”(What is the motive behind
everything you do?)
° To remind us that our main motive must be to glorify God and advance His kingdom.
I. Introduction:
♥ If God has called you to be there, don’t doubt it! God wants you there. Don’t doubt God’s choice.
♥ Sometimes you feel unqualified for the job. Don’t fear men. Fear God. Obey!
◘ Illustration #1:
In Sunday School, we give out assignments to the children to take home. And to motivate them, we give
incentives to those who did their assignments and brought them back the ff. week for reporting.
One kid asked me: “Teacher, if I submit my assignment next week even if it’s already late, will I still get a
prize?”
I told her no. Then she made a pouty face. So I told her, “Isn’t making Jesus happy with your good deeds
(the assignment was about accomplishing a list of good deeds the whole week) more rewarding than a material
prize?
◘ Illustration #2:
° “Kung sino ang makwenta ang siyang unang masisisante.”
° If you do things all for the sake of getting more money, then you’re a prime candidate for firing during
Personnel Evaluation.
III. Conclusion
° v.23 “I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.”
° Paul had a goal – to see people come to know Christ and spread the gospel themselves.
° Everything he did was aimed to fulfill that goal.
° Even his secular job as a tentmaker had a great part in fulfilling his goal. (He used that to fund his ministry)
° There should be no distinction between our secular work and our church ministry.
° Your work is your ministry.
◘ POINT #4: Christ should be your motivation.
Each day we are given 86,400 seconds. They cannot be saved up, and those we waste
are lost forever. Life is short and precious.
For some people there are not enough hours in a day, and for others there are too
many. The most important aspect of each day is what we do with our temporary time
here on earth. Our lives are a vapor, easily dissolved. We are like the grass and the
flower that blooms and then is gone. Each of us is one heartbeat from meeting our
Lord and Savior.
It is not our accomplishments that will be remembered, but how we lived our
lives for Jesus.
Did we work for the kingdom of God or the kingdom of self? Do we live for today or are
we living for tomorrow?