Fellow Laborers With God, Productive in Grace
SERMON TAKEAWAYS
6/2/20252 min read
Fellow workers suggested a shared responsibility and privilege in the ministry in which we work together with God.
There may be times where we find we are working together with each other but out of partnership with God; and vice versa. It is necessary that we work to with God and Man to effectively carry out the will of God.
Whatever gift(s) God has given us is not for self-glorification but to instead glorify God through our service to Him and, by extension, those around us.
The kingdom of God grows not when we are seen but when God is exalted above all else.
God must be the driver and the influencer of what we are doing in the Church. Ultimately, it is Him who we have to be accountable to.
We must recognize how important it is for us to serve unconditionally. To do so, we ought to first get to a place of worship where we forget all about ourselves and focus all of our attention on God.
Worship is first private or personal and then corporate; this will allow true restoration, healing, and deliverance to take place.
Despite struggles and circumstances, it is imperative that we stay in the presence of God.
If we live for ourselves, it will cause us to miss out on our heavenly reward. It will end in a life that does not reflect the transformative power of the grace of God.
Receiving God's grace in vain implies failing to live out the implications of the grace received.
God's grace can carry us through every season in our lives; nevertheless, the gift of grace comes with the responsibility to live in a way that honors God.
As the field of Christ, there must be ongoing growth, cultivation, and productivity in us.
The church is a place where spiritual seeds are sown, nurtured, and expected to bear fruit.
As God's building, we must have structure, stability, and purpose.
Speaker: Pastor Marvin Mills
Text: 2 Cor. 6:1; 1 Cor. 3:9
Subtext(s): 1 Cor. 2:1-5; 1 Cor. 15:10; Heb. 12:15; Rom. 12:6-8; Matt. 16:18
"We then, as workers together with Him also plead with you not to receive the grace of God in vain." - 1 Cor. 6:1