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Get to it!
Ekklesia - the body of believers, the universal church and the local church.
We hear of missionaries and ministries from all over the world and the states that cry out for help for they are doing good works.
We even support some don’t we?
Our series Passage (Php4:8-9)
Christians are to be active, both locally and globally.
(1Cor1:2)
In every place.
God is the God of all and wants to touch all and how all are reached is through the Ekklesia.
We get together, we meet together to encourage, to exhort each other to good works (Heb10:24-25)
What can we say about good works?
(Eph2:10)
God created you for Good work to work with Him!
These things, good works, are worthy of being reflected on.
So let’s look at:
Purpose of Good Works
Nature of Good Works
Results of Good Works
I. Purpose of Good Works
We are not saved by Good Works (Eph2:8-9)
Good works cannot buy us, earn us entry into heaven it is only by grace
God saves us by His mercy not our works (Tit3:4-7)
I think you get the idea of it and it is reinforced by the scripture
We are saved to Good Works (Eph2:10)
In other words, because of our great salvation we have in Christ Jesus it should result in good works in serving Him.
Remember we were created for good works
We are to be zealous in good works (Tit2:11-14)
Our theme this year is
Expect, Experience, Engage.
So in turn we should be ready for every good work
Be ready for every good work (Tit3:1)
Be careful to keep up, maintain good works (Tit3:8)
Be prepared to learn and maintain good works (Tit3:14)
Be ready, be careful, be prepared, be doing good works
Be doing good works
Why do you think we should be doing good works?
Good works bring glory to God (Mt5:14-16; 1Pt2:12)
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We are to trained in good works and for good works by
Christ’s example of good works (Lk6:40)
Good works demonstrate our faith (Jm2:14-17, 20, 26)
then look down a few more verses
Good works help make others more receptive to the gospel message(1Pt2:12)
that people when they see your good works may glorify God!
Good works help meet the dire or urgent needs of people (Tit3:14)
So good works are important and we should not take them lightly.
When we have an understanding and appreciation of good works we can then move to the nature of the good works we should do.
II.
Nature of Good Works
Care for Widows and orphans (Jm1:27)
Scripture is clear on that, in fact says it is pure and undefiled religion
We have good role models (Act9:36-39)
in scripture, Jesus of course, but how about this one
So are we practicing pure and undefiled religion?
Act20:35)
How about adding some more
Paul spoke of his works so as to help the weak (1The5:14)
To encourage the fainthearted;
Helping to restore the wayward.
(Gal6:1-2)
Let us fulfill the law of Christ, love (Lk9:2, 10:9-13)
So widows, orphans, weak, wayward, how about the sick?
Or there is
we can help introduce people to the kingdom of God when we minister to the sick.
it is even commanded to pray for them.
Prayer, confession (Jm5:14-16)
Then there is the good works of hospitality (Heb13:2; Rom12:9-13)
Or another one I love
There are other good works we could get into but time is limited take note of
Good works to prisoners: Heb13:3, 10:34, Php4:14
Good works in sharing our wealth: 1Tim6:17-19; Heb13:16 - spiritual sacrifice pleasing to God
We have ability, we have opportunity and we have command to do good works and God has equipped us to do them, one more passage This morning to consider
In doing good works there is much we do, accomplish and give glory to God, reflect on those things:
When we feed the hungry; we feed Christ
When we give drink to thirsty; we give to Christ
When we show hospitality to stranger; we show it to Christ
When we clothe the naked, we clothe Christ
When we visit the sick or imprisoned; we visit Christ
We have pondered good works this morning but the best work is the eternal work of coming into Christ or leading someone to Christ
(Sharing the gospel picture here)
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