Ledger of Life
Ledger of Life
Ledger of Life
By Tom Moore
INTRODUCTION:
A. Most of us are familiar with the principle of bookkeeping.
1. We have assets and liabilities.
2. When liabilities outweigh assets, we have a problem.
3. Assets and liabilities have a much wider application in our world.
B. People in a company, or in a church, may be an asset, or a liability.
1. Too many liabilities make it impossible for either to succeed.
2. Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting (Daniel 5:27)
Nebuchadnezzar was a liability
3. He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me
scattereth abroad (Matthew 12:30) the Pharisees were a liability
4. In similar fashion, there are many in the Lords church today who are liabilities
to the cause of Christ.
a. Many are hurting or hindering the church
b. It is assets, NOT liabilities that will cause the cause of Christ to flourish
C. This evening, let us consider the question, Which am I, a liability or an asset
to the church?
DISCUSSION:
A. ARE WE ZEALOUS WORKERS FOR THE LORD OR LUKEWARM CHURCH
MEMBERS?
1. Asset: zealous worker
a. We are an asset to the church is we are willing workers in the kingdom.
b. 2 Corinthians 9:2
For I know the forwardness (willingness NKJ) of your mind, for which I
boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and
your zeal hath provoked very many.
c. We are an asset to the Lords church through our zeal for good works for
several reasons:
1) We provoke or encourage others to do the same
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works
(Hebrews 10:24).