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*For the Glory of God*
1 Peter 4:7-11
 
Introduction
 
A rich man was determined to give his mother a birthday present that would outshine all others.
He read of a bird that had a vocabulary of 4000 words, could speak in numerous languages and sing 3 operatic arias.
He immediately bought the bird for $50,000 and had it delivered to his mother.
The next day he phoned to see if she had received the bird.
“What did you think of the bird?” he asked.
She replied, “It was delicious.”
·         Why that story is so humorous is because the purpose of the gift was not appreciated.
·         The mother did not know the point and so proceeded to do with it as she saw fit.
·         If I were to ask you what the purpose of the church was, what would be your answer?
·         I was very curious as to what others would say and so I asked a group of friends to comment and I received several answers:
·         To be known by God and make him known.
·         To believe in Jesus.
·         To love one another in unity.
·         To preach the Gospel
·         To worship God.
·         All of these answers are good ones and no doubt you could add your own to this list.
·         But there is a purpose for the church that should influence and direct everything we do as a group of people and as individuals.
·         We are beginning a series of messages on the nature of the church and it seemed right to begin by looking closely at why we have church?
·         Many times we really seem to have no clue.
·         It is like this:
 
 A group of appreciative tourists watched a demonstration put on by the Royal Artillery of the Queen.
The six man team worked with flawless precision.
Actually, only five of them worked with precision.
One of the soldiers positioned himself about 25 yards away from the cannon and stood at attention during the entire exhibition, doing nothing.
After the exhibition, one of the tourists asked the staff officer to explain the duty of the man standing off to the side.
“He’s number six,” came the reply.
“Yes, but what does he do?” “He stands at attention.”
“Yes, I know, but why does he stand at attention?”
No one knew why number six stood at attention.
None of the other five knew, the man himself didn’t know, and even the commanding officer didn’t know.
After many hours of research through old training manuals, it became clear what number six was to do.
He was to hold the horses.
Why was number six standing at attention?
Because he was appointed to do so.
Did he have any idea what he was supposed to do? No.
 
·         So that we are not just standing around for no good reason we want to discover the true purpose of the church.
·         To do this we want to look to 1 Peter 4:7-11 and what he has to tell us about our purpose as believers.
\\ The Church is Living in the Last Days (4:7a)
 
*4:7* For the culmination of all things is near.
·         What would you do if you knew that your life would end in exactly one year from today?
·         Would you spend more time with your family and loved ones?
·         Would you take more time to appreciate a sunset or the smell of the autumn leaves?
·         Would you try and get as much done as you can, living out all the things you always wanted to do?
·         Would you go out and buy all the things you ever wanted knowing that you wouldn’t have to pay the money back?
·         How about your spiritual life, would you make a closer evaluation of how you were living so that you were sure God would accept you?
·         Would you share your faith more, encourage fellow Christians more, praise more, pray more, seek God more?
·         The fact of the matter is that the end is near.
·         Now we may think that this is not so because it seems at least from a New Testament perspective we have been told that the end is near for over 2000 years.
·         The signs of the end such as natural disasters, wars and strife in this world are not recent phenomenon.
·         Contextually we see that Peter is trying to encourage his readers who are facing all kinds of suffering because they are believers but also because in the grand scheme of things this world is a poor reflection of our final home.
·         Although this is not the way it will be in the end, God does want us to mirror his Kingdom in the manner that we do church.
·         If we truly knew the end was coming I would hope that each of us would be able to say that we did not change the way we lived very much.
·         This means that even though we are not sure when the end is coming we live with the anticipation that it could come at any time.
·         We should have a sense of urgency that recognizes that there may not be much time to do what Christ has set out for us.
·         This reminds me of the parable Jesus told in Matthew 25:14-27:
 
*25:14* “For it is like a man going on a journey, who summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them.
*25:15* To one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, each according to his ability.
Then he went on his journey.
*25:16* The one who had received five talents went off right away and put his money to work and gained five more.
*25:17* In the same way, the one who had two gained two more.
*25:18* But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.
*25:19* After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.
*25:20* The one who had received the five talents came and brought five more, saying, ‘Sir, you entrusted me with five talents.
See, I have gained five more.’
*25:21* His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave!
You have been faithful in a few things.
I will put you in charge of many things.
Enter into the joy of your master.’
*25:22* The one with the two talents also came and said, ‘Sir, you entrusted two talents to me.
See, I have gained two more.’
*25:23* His master answered, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave!
You have been faithful with a few things.
I will put you in charge of many things.
Enter into the joy of your master.’
*25:24* Then the one who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed, *25:25* so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground.
See, you have what is yours.’
*25:26* But his master answered, ‘Evil and lazy slave!
So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?
*25:27* Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received my money back with interest!
·         These servants had been entrusted with a piece of this mans property.
They were to grow it and care for it.
·         This is a picture of the Christian life and the church; we as the church have been given the task of caring for God’s Kingdom and this is not something that can wait until tomorrow.
·         We cannot have the attitude of procrastination but of urgency that says there is much to prepare and not much time.
·         Does this mean that we become reckless or impatient-absolutely not but it does mean that we need to be diligent.
Thanks to the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, everyone has heard of the “Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.”
But few have heard of Israel Bissel, a humble post rider on the Boston-New York route.
After the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, Bissel was ordered to raise the alarm in New Haven, Connecticut.
He reached Worchester, Mass., normally a day’s ride, in two hours.
There, according to tradition, his horse promptly dropped dead.
Pausing only to get another mount, Bissel pressed on and by April 22 was in New Haven—but he didn’t stop there!
He rode on to New York, arriving April 24, and then stayed in the saddle until he reached Philadelphia the next day.
Bissel’s 126 hour, 345 mile ride signaled American militia units throughout the Northeast to mobilize for war.
\\ The Church has Things it Must Do (4:7b-11b)
 
So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.
*4:8* Above all keep your love for one another fervent, because */love covers a multitude of sins/*/./
*4:9* Show hospitality to one another without complaining.
*4:10* Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
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