Are You Involved?
There is more to church than coming in, warming the bench,
clapping, singing and going home after the service. Your first real need is the
salvation of your soul which Jesus Christ has paid for with His Blood (Romans
10:9-10). Are you genuinely saved? Or are you a mere church attendant?
You are a sinner, born in sin but while you were yet a
sinner, Christ died for you on the Cross at Calvary. He sacrificed His life to
save you from your sins and to reconcile you to God the Father. The sin in the
Garden of Eden broke the fellowship between God and Man, which the death and
resurrection of Jesus has restored.
Therefore, you are expected to accept Jesus Christ as your
Lord and Personal Savior, walking with Him in holiness and righteousness (Hebrews
12:14) (1 Peter 1:16). Without accepting the risen Christ and walking with Him
in holiness, you are not a true member of His body though you may be a church
member (John 15:4-5).
If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Personal
Savior and have become a true member of the Body of Christ (Matthew 7:21), then
your second real need is to become involved in the work in the church. Every
member in the Body of Christ has a calling to serve: to become involved in the
work in the vineyard.
1 Corinthians 12: 27-28 says:
‘Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets,
thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healing, helps,
governments, diversities of tongues.’
The scripture above lists the ministry of helps as one of
the ministries that God created. This ministry speaks of those who help in the
church. The ministry of helps occurred throughout the Bible. For example, Aaron
was appointed as a helper to Moses. Priscilla and Acquilla were helpers to Paul
(Romans 16:3). In what areas can you be of help in the church? God has placed
an army of helpers in His church to support the pastorate.
I Chronicles 22:15
says:
‘Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers
and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for all manner
of work.’
You may be one of them that the 1 Chronicles 22:15 is
referring to, yet unaware and coming to church to warm the benches. You should
look for something to do in the church and do it sincerely, working for God and
not for men. Your love for God must be real and you have no real love for Him
if you profess your love in words but not in action.
God is looking for real people. It is mandatory that you
locate your place in the body of Christ and work in it. There are many workers
groups in the church. Find your place in any of them and work in it. There is
joy and reward in walking with, and working for the Lord. All manner of work in
the ministry of helps include the menial and stressing activities in the church
which many Christians look down upon.
The activities in the ministry of helps
are many and may include:
1) Releasing your residence for house fellowship
2)
Become a house leader to oversee a house
fellowship
3) Join the visitation team to visit new and old members to encourage them in the Lord
4) Joining an intercessory prayer group
3) Join the visitation team to visit new and old members to encourage them in the Lord
4) Joining an intercessory prayer group
5)
Involvement in church sanitation
6)
Join a support group to contribute funds for
church projects and maintenance
7)
Finance gospel activities e.g. film evangelism,
tracts etc.
8)
Become an evangelist and do the work of an
evangelist(Mark 16:15)(2 Timothy 4:5)
9)
Become an active member of a house fellowship
10)
Others
Find your place in the Body of
Christ. Do not be a bench warmer anymore. Become involved today!
Ayodele Adegbulugbe
www.relationship4growth.blogspot.com
Email: ayodeleade2002@yahoo.com
Phone:+2348035978352
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