14 Dec 2025 Sunday Morning Service
Key Points:
- Avoiding Worldly Indulgences: Believers should avoid practices associated with other religions (mosques, witchcraft, etc.) and worldly attachments that compromise their faith.
- Listening to Counsel: Do not disregard the counsel of pastors and other spiritual leaders, expecting direct communication from God. God often works through His appointed servants.
- Parenting with Discernment: Parents should raise their children according to God's will, not solely based on the desires of relatives.
- Sabbath Observance: Keep the Sabbath holy by avoiding personal pursuits and engaging in worship that is pleasing to God.
- Self-Examination: Believers should examine their lives and correct shortcomings to receive God's blessings.
- The Importance of Testimony: A testimonial life is crucial. It involves sharing God's goodness, learning from others' experiences, and living as a testament to God's power. A lack of testimony is likened to a wound that stinks.
- Seeking God's Testimony: The ultimate goal is to receive a testimony from God, as exemplified by figures like Noah, Abel, Enoch, David, and Cornelius.
- Characteristics of a Godly Life:
- Righteousness: Strive to live righteously, as Abel did through his sacrifice.
- Pleasing God: Live a life that pleases God, as Enoch did.
- A Heart After God's Own Heart: Seek to have a heart like David's, doing God's will.
- Guilelessness: Be without guile, like Nathaniel.
- Prayerfulness: Be devoted to prayer, both individually and as a family.
- Meekness: Cultivate meekness, a characteristic of Christ.
- Devotion and Almsgiving: Be devout and generous to the poor, as Cornelius was.
- Fear of the Lord: Let the fear of the Lord guide your actions.
- Holiness: Strive for holiness, separating yourself from the world's sin.
- Offering with a Cheerful Mind: Give offerings cheerfully, understanding that they are for the Lord's work.
Call to Action:
- Change shortcomings and strive for a life that reflects God's holiness.
- Seek a testimony from God, living in a way that pleases Him.
- Fulfill your duty and responsibility in the ministry.