Fulfilling Your Eternal Purpose

The will of God is for all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth. There is too much suffering and pain in the world; but the only answer to the suffering and pain in the world is Jesus Christ, the son of the living God.

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;  Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.  Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity (1 Timothy 2:5-7 KJV)

We know according to the scriptures that God upon seeing the suffering we brought upon ourselves through sin, was moved by love to give his only begotten son as a ransom for all. The son of the living God, Jesus Christ gave himself a ransom for all to be testified, preached and proclaimed in due season (Luke 24:44-531).The sacrifice of Christ must be proclaimed, preached and testified in due season because it is the only way to release the power that can save the world (Romans 1:162; 1 Corinthians 1:18-233). The gospel, the preaching of the gospel is the medium of releasing the power of salvation.If we can fulfil this eternal purpose as a church, then as your apostle, I am responsible to raise you to take the following seven things very seriously;

1. Your ministry of outreach and care:

Mark 16:14-204 reveals very clearly that as we go into the world around us and preach the gospel, power, signs, wonders, working of miracles, and ministering of the Spirit shall follow those that believe.It’s important to remember that people cannot believe except they hear the word of God preached in its simplicity but with authority.James 1:18-235 teaches us to visit the widows and orphans in their afflictions. This is our calling; this is the first step to fulfilling our eternal purpose. So we must take our ministry of outreach and care very seriously if we truly want to fulfil our divine mandate.

2. Our gathering and fellowship:

This is the second thing we must take seriously. Hebrews 10:25⁶ exhorts that if we do not want to backslide, then we must take our gathering together and fellowship seriously.We know there is strength in numbers; one will chase a thousand, and two will put ten thousand to flight (Deuteronomy 32:30⁷ KJV ).Two are obviously better than one, they have a better results for their labour (Ecclesiastes 4:9⁸ KJV).We know that where two or three are gathered in the name of God He is there in their midst. As we gather, His Spirit dwells within us. As we gather, we glorify His name. We know very well that as our hearts begins to worship; we will be blessed because God will show up.

3. Prayer:

We need to pray without ceasing because God is sovereign and works in His own time. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 and Luke 18:1-79 teaches us on the need to pray without ceasing. We must continually stand in prayer and press on to win in the pursuit of God’s eternal purpose for humanity

4. Singing and music:

There is no better way to teach and exhort than through singing. Colossians 3:1610 teaches that we must speak to ourselves in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.

5. Teaching and learning:

Romans 10:1711 reveals that what we believe is shaped by what we listen to. Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Faith in that same way can crash by hearing and hearing negatively.We would go far if all of us will be careful about what we listen to. Guard your hearts with all diligence; your strength is in what you feed on.

6. Serving and Giving:

Luke 8:1-4¹² teaches that we can fulfill our eternal mandate when we are released to follow and serve. When Jesus Christ went round preaching, certain women and men followed to both serve and give. Your serving and giving is the secret to increase and greatness.

7. Lifestyle:

Remember, you are our epistles being read by all men. Many may never hear me preaching but they will see you in the hood.Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?  Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:  Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart (2 Corinthians 3:1–3 KJV)I exhort you to stay awake and walk worthy of the calling. There is no greater testimony than a changed life.I love you, God bless you.Simpe BediakoSnr Pastor | HighCity ChurchThis message is available for a free download. Please remember to share. God bless you!

Referenced Scriptures

1. Luke 24:44-53 (KJV): And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things. And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. ↩︎
2. Romans 1:16 (KJV): For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. ↩︎
3. 1 Corinthians 1:18-23 (KJV): For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; ↩︎
4. Mark 16:14-20 (KJV): Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen. ↩︎
5. James 1:18-23 (KJV): Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: ↩︎
6. Hebrews 10:25 (KJV): Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. ↩︎
7. Deuteronomy 32:30 (KJV): How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up? ↩︎
8. Ecclesiastes 4:9 (KJV): Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. ↩︎
9. Luke 18:1-7 (KJV): And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man: And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? ↩︎
10. Colossians 3:16 (KJV): Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. ↩︎
11. Romans 10:17 (KJV): So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. ↩︎
12. Luke 8:1-4 (KJV): And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: ↩︎