YOUR SERVICE, YOUR FELLOWSHIP AND YOUR HEAVEN
Message of Pastor Olawole Dahunsi

Text:

2 Timothy 2:19-21

“Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.”

 Roman 12:1-2

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

Psalm 101:2

“Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.”

Every Good Christian must regularly consider his/her service unto God and his/her fellowship with God. He or she must be able to ask himself or herself; after now, where else? He/she must also consider the following:

1.       

a.      His/her service , the work you do for God

b.      His/her routine work for God. That is, your valuable actions performed for God

c.      What you performed for God and your daily schedule for God is your service for God

d.      That which you do so that the kingdom of God can increase

e.      What you do to improve the things of God.

2.      Your fellowship is your relationship with God.

a.      How well you know God

b.      How do you know Him?

c.      Is spending time with God sufficiently

d.      A friendly relationship between a man and his God is called fellowship.

e.      The fellowship you have with Trinity.

f.       To worship God and adore Him

g.      The ability not to do anything without God.

3.       Heaven is your destination after this world.

a.      Your service and fellowship determines your heaven or which heaven you go to.

Ø  There are two types of heaven; hell and paradise

Ø  There is a service you render to God that can be a sweet smelling savor or a filthy smelling savor.

Ø  There are services that are acceptable and unacceptable to God.   

b.      Your fellowship and service as a good Christian is what will assist you to make heaven.

Conditions for our service and fellowship to be accepted:

1.      It must be done in an acceptable way according to Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”

2.      You must be guided by the word as you offer your service to God and in your fellowship with God.

3.      You must learn to worship God in spirit. Therefore if you are not baptized in the Holy Ghost, your service and fellowship will still be having some hindrances or challenges.

4.      Your service to God must be done faithfully according to 1Corinthians 4:2 “Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.”
Being faithful I mean:

·        You must be loyal to God

·        Being trustable/trust worthy

·        You must be dependable

·        You must be accountable

5.      Your service must be done in sincerity and truth according to the book of Joshua 24:14-15 “Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

6.      It must be done with zeal and enthusiasm as seen in Psalms 69:7

7.      It must be done with a life that is worthy and blameless; you need to ask yourself this question everyday ‘what is the condition of my fellowship with God?

8.      It must be done with gladness of heart and joy.

9.      It must also be done in humility according to 1 Peter 5:5 “Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble”

10.   You must serve God with love too; love God and everybody around you.

For our service to be acceptable to God, these are the assignment that Christians must pursue:

·        Regular life of worship

·        Regular life of prayer

·        Regular life of obedience to God and his word. One must have adequate knowledge of the word of God.

·        Regular giving for the propagation of God’s word. If you must go to heaven, you must render your personal services to God such as evangelism, give or sow into the work of God in order to propagate the gospel and populate the kingdom of God.

·        Displaying of quality of Christian lifestyle – our lives must be a magnet that draws men to God.

·        Regular quality service – whatever you are doing for God, do it with all your heart.

Brethren, our service and fellowship determine where we are going to and that is why you need to pursue your assignment on earth daily and examine yourself also.

Prayers

Holy Spirit of God, fill me with your power and fire in Jesus name.
Holy Spirit of God, ignite the fire of revival in my life in the name of Jesus

Spirit of lukewarmness, depart from my life in the name of Jesus.
Power of God, arise and move me forward in the name of Jesus.