SHILOH 2023: REDEEMED TO FLOURISH IN HARD TIMES | HOUR OF VISITATION by Bishop David Abioye | DAY 1 | 6TH DEC 2023

Palace of Creativity

Stewardship secures exemption in hard times...

Malachi 3: 16 - 17, 4: 1 - 2

Serving God makes a man God's priority.....

It makes you a precious jewel in the sight of God. 

Promises bring you into inheritances while Covenant brings rewards.....

RENDERING SERVICES TO GOD 

You don't pray your way out of hard times, you learn your way out of hard times. 

1 Corinthians 10:13

1 Chronicles 15:3

Hosea 4:6

An example helps us to create valuable samples...

Learning or knowledge is key to deliverance.....

Daniel 6:20

What are you known by? Daniel was known as the servant of the living God. 

Daniel 6:22

Nothing can hurt a faithful and innocent servant of God. ...

Hardship is not permitted to touch servants.....

Daniel 3:28

Nothing can consume faith servants of God...

Daniel 3:17

You cannot be serving God and not know.....

Job 1:8

God is always proud of those who serve him...

Hezekiah 38:2 - 5

Serving God ensures that your life is not cut short. 

Job 1:9

Addiction to serving God is a security to our lives. 

Exodus 23:23 - 28

Those who truly serve God do not beg God for things, it simply added to them... 

Hebrews 12:28

Acceptable service is what guarantees exemption in hard times. 

How do we serve God acceptably?

1. Serve God lovingly

Deut 10:12  | 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 | Psalm 91:4, 14

Serve God with love in your heart. 

What God is looking for is first your heart. 

Jogn 21:15-17

It is relationship is what gives value to our service to God .....

Love cannot be stopped...

Romans 8:35 | SOS 8:6

2. Serve God willingly

Isaiah 1:19 | 2 Corinthians 8:12 | 1 Corinthians 9:17

Willingness must be coupled with obedience for acceptable service. 

3. Serve God dutifully

1 Corinthians 4:2, Matthew 24: 45 -47 | Luke 19:13

Rewards meet you when you remain on duty. 

4. Serve God cheerfully. 

Malachi 3:14

Serving God mournfully baptizes you with mourning...

Do everything unto God with a smiling face...

Satan is a sadist, so your frown attracts satan....

Deut 28:47 - 48

5. Serve God continually. 

Daniel 6:22 | Galatians 6:9 | 1 Corinthians 15:58

Stay on the firing line when it comes to serving God.

6. Serve God Righteously

Isaiah 52:11 

Do not touch any unclean thing. 

Be well-positioned in your attitude

PLATFORMS FOR RENDERING SERVICES TO GOD

1. The altar of prayer and fasting

Colossains 4:1 | Luke 2:37

2. Soul-winning and establishment. 

Matthew 28:18-20 | Mark 16:16-20 | John 4:35-37

3. Divers ways of giving

You cannot take care of the needy and remain a needy

#LifeandLightofJesus by: Bishop David Abioye