1. SAVED TO SERVE:
CRAFTED
FOR SERVICE

2. Craft - Good work or
handwork.

3. God gave us the skill or
ability especially in good
work or handiwork to
make fashion with skill for
service.

4. Illustration: Must people
acknowledge the good work if
it’s a hand made.

5. GOD DID NOT
SAVE YOU JUST
TO SAVE YOU

6. I. GOD SAVED
YOU FOR
HIS PURPOSE.

7. Romans 8:28
28 And we know that God
causes all things to work
together for good to those
who love God, to those who
are called according
to His purpose. (NASB)

8. God saved you:
A. To conform you
to His Son.

9. Con·form
: to be similar to or the
same as something
: to obey or agree with
something

10. Romans 8:29
29 For those whom He
foreknew, He also
predestined to become
conformed to the image of
His Son, so that He would be
the firstborn among many
brethren; (NASB)

11. In order for to you to
understand this:
We will read Ephesians 2:4-9
and I will explain it to you.

12. Ephesians 2:4-9
4 But because of his great
love for us, God, who is
rich in mercy,

13. Ephesians 2:4-9
5 made us alive with Christ
even when we were dead
in transgressions—it is by
grace you have been
saved.

14. Ephesians 2:4-9
6 And God raised us up
with Christ and seated us
with him in the heavenly
realms in Christ Jesus,

15. Ephesians 2:4-9
7 in order that in the
coming ages he might
show the incomparable
riches of his grace,
expressed in his kindness
to us in Christ Jesus.

16. Ephesians 2:4-9
8 For it is by grace you
have been saved, through
faith—and this is not from
yourselves, it is the gift of
God—

17. Ephesians 2:4-9
9 not by works, so that no
one can boast.

18. 1. Grace is God’s method
of transformation.

19. Illustration: I’m worried the
other day in may prayer
because of
my weakness… but God
comforted me by explaining to
me the reality of life here on
earth.

20. 2. Heavenly places are
your bases of operation.

21. God has another goal
for your life that flows
out of the first:

22. To craft you for
His service.

23. Ephesians 2:10
10For we are His workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus for good
works, which God prepared
beforehand so that we would
walk in them. (NASB)

24. We must
remember that:

25. 1. God blesses only
His workmanship.

26. work·man·ship
The quality of the work
that is done by someone

27. WORKMANSHIP
The art or skill of a workman
or the quality imparted to a
thing in the process of making.

28. Examples of WORKMANSHIP:
NEGATIVE: The problems were
caused by cheap materials
and poor workmanship.
POSITIVE: The excellent
workmanship of the cabinets
is remarkable.

29. We must
remember that:

30. 2. God accepts only
Good works not
Good things.

31. Philippians 2:12
12 So then, my beloved,
just as you have always
obeyed, not as in my presence
only, but now much more in
my absence, work out your
salvation with
fear and trembling;

32. What is the difference between
works and good things?
If we are to be and do
all that we were saved for

33. II. GOD’s GOOD
PLEASURE MUST
BECOME OUR PASSION.

34. Philippians 2:13
13 for it is God who is at work
in you, both to will and to
work for His good
pleasure. (NASB)

35. Philippians 3:10
That I may know him, and the
power of his resurrection, and
the fellowship of his
sufferings, being made
conformable unto his death…
Paul’s Passion:

36. Mga Taga-Filipos 3:10
10 Ito ay upang makilala ko siya at
ang kapangyarihan ng kaniyang
muling pagkabuhay at ang
pakikipag-isa sa kaniyang mga
paghihirap, upang matulad ako sa
kaniya, sa kaniyang kamatayan.
Paul’s Passion: tagalog

37. This is the problem right
now of those who are not
crafted in service.

38. They were nice people, but
made no real contribution to
their world, their country to
their city, community, or to
their church. They just kind
of blended into the
landscape.

39. A GOOD WORK: A divinely
authored work benefits
somebody, other than
yourself in such a way it
brings glory to God.

40. The words of the master
still ring true today.
“To whom
much is given much is
required.”

41. CONCLUSION

42. Matthew 14:27-29
27 But Jesus immediately
said to them: “Take courage!
It is I. Don’t be afraid.” 28
“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter
replied, “tell me to come to
you on the water.”

43. Matthew 14:27-29
29 “Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of
the boat, walked on the
water and came toward
Jesus.

44. Conclusion:
Every time we step forward,
the enemy will try to stop
us… but I want you to know
the enemy is a liar…

45. The only thing that I want
you to do is to ask God…
“Lord is it you?” Then if it’s
the Lord Go!!! no one can
stop you…