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2* The 3ord4s work is accomplished

a* Wishing won4t get the Dob done

b* Waiting for someone else to do it won4t do it either

d. ,otice these biblical eEamples of -ealous workers(

1* ,ehemiah (21

#>o we laboured in the work( and half of them held the spears from the risingof the morning till the stars appeared.$

2* This occurred because #the people had a mind to work$ %,ehemiah (F*

!* saiah F2(1

#@or o then because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot willspue thee out of my mouth$ %:ev. !(1F*.

c. When we halfheartedly go about doing the work of the 3ord we are a liabilityto the church because(

1* We discourage others

2* We are showing our children the 3ord is not all that important

!* The 3ord4s work is not accomplished

B. A:; G6= A 3B;:A3 HI;: 6: A:; G6= 56I;T6=>9

1. Asset( liberal giver

a. :omans 12(1

# beseech you therefore brethren by the mercies of Hod that ye presentyour bodies a living sacriJce holy acceptable unto Hod which is yourreasonable service.$

b. The 3ord says to #freely give$ because you have been given so much%Matthew 10(K*.

c. 2 5orinthians K(1L12

d. We are an asset when we give liberally because(

1* We have proven that we have given ourselves wholly unto the 3ord


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2* We help the 3ord4s work

!* We show concern for the 3ord4s work

2. 3iability( courteousness

a. ;phesians '('

#@or this ye know that no whoremonger nor unclean person nor covetousman who is an idolater hath any inheritance in the kingdom of 5hrist and of Hod.$

b. ebrews 1!('

#3et your conversation be without covetousness/ and be content with suchthings as ye have( for he hath said will never leave thee nor forsake thee.$

c. We are a liability to the 3ord4s cause when we are covetous because(

1* We are robbing Hod %Malachi !(K*

2* We are putting what the world has to oer above what Hod has to oer

!* 6ur heart is not right before the 3ord

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1. Asset( faithful

a. Matthew 2'(21

#is lord said unto him Well doneNthou good and faithful servant( thou hastbeen faithful over a few things will make thee ruler over many things( enterthou into the Doy of thy lord.$

b. 3uke 1F(10#e that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much( and he thatis unDust in the least is unDust also in much.$

c. 1 5orinthians (2

#Moreover it is re8uired in stewards that a man be found faithful.$

d. :evelation 2(10

e. We are an asset to the church if we are faithful because(

1* We will not allow things to go undone

2* We will believe do and teach that which is in accordance with Hod4s will

!* We will help the church to grow

2. 3iability( forsaker

a. ebrews 10(2'


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#,ot forsaking the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of someis/ but eEhorting one another( and so much the more as ye see the dayapproaching.$

b. 2 5orinthians (10

#Always bearing about in the body the dying of the 3ord Cesus that the lifealso of Cesus might be made manifest in our body.$

c. We are a liability to the church if we are a forsaker because(

1* We fail to eEhort one another

2* We fail to manifest Cesus in our lives

!* We tear down the church

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1. Asset( studious

a. 2 Timothy 2(1'

b. 2 Timothy !(1

#But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast beenassured of knowing of whom thou hast learned them.$

c. 1 Timothy (1!

#Till come give attendance to reading to eEhortation to doctrine.$

d. We are assets to the 3ord4s church when we are studious because(

1* We know truth from error

2* We understand what we are to do to be pleasing unto to Hod

!* Hod4s word will work in us +

2. 3iability( ignorance

a. 2 "eter !('

#@or this they willingly are ignorant of that by the word of Hod the heavenswere of old and the earth standing out of the water and in the water.$

b. :omans 10(!

#@or they being ignorant of Hod4s righteousness and going about to

establish their own righteousness have not submitted themselves unto therighteousness of Hod.$

c. We are a liability to the church when we are ignorant of Hod4s word because(

1* We fail to understand the very basics of 5hristianity

2* We will be swept into error

!* We will do thing our own way and not the 3ord4s


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* We will weaken the church

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1. Asset( eEample

a. 1 Timothy (12

#3et no man despise thy youth/ but be thou an eEample of the believers inword in conversation in charity in spirit in faith in purity.$

b. Matthew '(1F

#3et your light so shine before men that they may see your good works andglorify your @ather which is in heaven.$

c. We are an asset to the church if we are a good eEample because(

1* We encourage others to faithfulness

2* We teach

!* We can win lost souls to 5hrist

2. 3iability( reproach

a. "roverbs 1(!

#:ighteousness eEalteth a nation( but sin is a reproach to any people.$

b. When we are a reproach to the church men will$blaspheme that worthy nameby the which ye are called$%Cames 2()*

c. We are a liability to the church if we are reproach because(

1* We lower moral standards in the church and community

2* We set a bad eEample

!* We cause men to look down on the 3ord4s church

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1. Asset( spiritual

a. :omans K(F

#@or to be carnally minded is death/ but to be spiritually minded is life andpeace.$

b. Titus 2(11L12#@or the grace of Hod that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men Teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should livesoberly righteously and godly in this present world.$

c. We are an asset to the church when we are spiritual because(

1* We promote life and peace


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2* We keep the church pure

!* We help lead others to heaven

2. 3iability( worldly

a. 1 Cohn 2(1'

#3ove not the world neither the things that are in the world. f any man lovethe world the love of the @ather is not in him.$

b. Halatians '(1L21

#,ow the works of the 7esh are manifest which are these/ Adulteryfornication uncleanness lasciviousness dolatry witchcraft hatredvariance emulations wrath strife seditions heresies ;nvyings murdersdrunkenness revellings and such like( of the which tell you before as have also told you in time past that they which do such things shall notinherit the kingdom of Hod.$

c. We are a liability to the church if we are worldly because(

1* We cause souls to be lost

2* We bring shame to the church

!* We cause the church to be unclean

* We weaken the church

CONCLUSION:

A. Are you an asset or a liability to the church here9

B. &o you come with a solution or are you part of the problem9

5. Are you oil + or sand + in the machinery9

&. Are you a green light or a red light9

;. Hod keeps the books + e makes no mistakes + >ome day e will demand areckoning + A balance of the books +Will you be one who is found on theright side of the ledger9

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