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Sing to the King

Do you like to sing praises to God? Now, I know some of us aren't professional singers, but singing is an important part of Christian worship. Paul said that when we’re filled with the Holy Spirit, singing will come naturally as an expression of our joy.

In Ephesians 15:19, Paul writes, "be filled with the Spirit [...] singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart." You know, King David is a perfect example of the Holy Spirit causing us to worship through song.

And as a leader, he was very concerned about the people of God singing in their worship services. Our hymns of worship should have a singular purpose to them: and that is to thank and praise the Lord for all He has done. He truly is worthy of all our praise! So what are we waiting for?

Regardless of our abilities, let us create time today to sing to our King!

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.”

Worship the Creator

As we look this week at how we can grow spiritually through worship, we should consider how many of the Psalms were originally written for Jewish worship services. In Psalm ninety-five, we read that we worship God because He is the "great King."

"In His hands are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to Him. The seas are His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land."

And because God made this world and everything in it, the psalmist instructs us that we should bow down in worship and "kneel before the Lord our Maker."

And it always leaves me in awe when I think about how our Creator has also created a way to redeem us from our sins—that the Creator Himself became a man to live a perfect life, to die on the cross for our sins.

So today, let us worship Him—our Creator and Lord!

 

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.”

Prioritising Fellowship

Charles Spurgeon said, "Some Christians try to go to heaven alone, in solitude. But, believers are not compared to bears or lions or other animals that wander alone. Those who belong to Christ are sheep in this respect, that they love to get together. Sheep go in flocks, and so do God's people."

We will not be able to grow in fellowship until we first develop our minds and spirits to be committed to fellowship.

In Philippians two three (2:3), Paul tells us, "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility, value others above yourself." And this is exactly how we should think concerning other believers. We need to cultivate thoughts of valuing them.

And we need to prioritise edifying and encouraging them. And Jesus is our prime example of this—He met and associated with all kinds of people, and loved and grew them through meeting together.

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.”

The Local Church

Meeting together with your local church—which is an extension of the church worldwide—is so very important. Each local church is unique in that it’s both the process and product of the experience of Christian fellowship.

That is, the local church is both the place where fellowship is developed and expressed and an example of our Christian fellowship to the world. And there are many ways our fellowship in Christ can be nurtured through the local church.

In Acts chapter two, we see an example of believers meeting together to break "bread in their homes," and they "ate together with glad and sincere hearts." What a picture to their community of how Jesus brings us, His children, together in unity.

And through that example, they told others about Jesus; and Acts two records that there were people coming to Jesus every day.

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Share Life Africa is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.”

Giving what we are given

The Bible teaches us that everything we possess has come to us because God gave it to us. First Corinthians four seven (4:7) says, “What do you have that you did not receive?  And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?”

Our responsibility with our possessions is to use them as God’s stewards — using them, that is, as He would Himself. In Acts chapter two, we see a picture of the early church selling their property and possessions to make sure that any need was met. They had open hands and hearts with all that they owned. This is an expression of Christian fellowship in the church: sharing what we possess.

And as we do, we receive opportunities to point others to the One who gave us everything in the first place—our Saviour, Jesus Christ. What are some ways you can give what God has given you?

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ShareLifeAfrica is a Christian radio and podcast program of Evangelism Explosion International Africa Ministry; that is committed to equipping you with the tools and resources needed to confidently and effectively share your faith with others.”