The document discusses why Christians are still on earth rather than in heaven. It argues that serving God on earth through spreading the truth of Christianity glorifies God more than perfect worship in heaven would. Christians are called to fervently serve the Lord without being lazy or half-hearted, as their time on earth is short and they were left here specifically for the purpose of serving God and advancing his kingdom through sharing his message.

1. Spiritual Zeal

2. Romans 12:11
 Do not be slothful in zeal (business), BUT be ferverent
in spirit, serving the Lord.

3. Why are We still here?
 Thief on the Cross
 What did Jesus say to him?
 Today you shall be with Me in Paradise

4. What does that show?
- Not essential we live on earth

5. WHY AM I STILL HERE?
 We are constantly distracted
 The world bombarding us with temptation
 Satan poking and prodding
 Do we love God with all our heart, mind, soul, and
strength perfectly?
 We fall short

6. WHY AM I STILL HERE?
- Think about it:
- If God took us into paradise we would be with others who
are righteous, there would be no distraction
- None of us worship perfectly on earth here and now
- So if God took us now wouldn’t that be more for his
glory?
- Sinlessly worshipping God
- Why the delay?

7. WHY AM I STILL HERE?
 If it were truly for God’s glory that you be there than
you’d be there
 We are here to serve the Lord
 The service that we are called to do now glorifies the
Lord MORE than if we were in heaven worshipping
perfectly
 We are not here in vain, there’s a reason and a purpose

8. Purpose
 1 Timothy 3:15 The church of the living God is the pillar
and foundation of truth
 Christians are the source of truth
 Muslims, Buddhists, Mormons, Nightly News don’t have
it
 The truth would be gone

9. It is clear serving NOW will give God the greatest glory. IF
that were not the case God would not leave us here.

10. Romans 12:11
Do not be slothful in zeal, but be ferverent in
spirit, serving the Lord.

11. Serving the Lord
- Romans 14:18 Romans 16:18 Collosians 3:24
- We serve not others but Christ
- Remember who we serve
- The one who died for me
- Who took on God’s wrath for me

12. Serving the Lord
 Serve = verb of noun “Doulos”
 Doulos means slave
 It’s saying:
 Perform the duty of a slave
 BE A SLAVE of the Lord Jesus.
 What is it that’s true of a slave?
 Slave is one who caters to the will of another
 WILL of the MASTER

13. Serving the Lord
 We have bought into the idea “we can’t be perfect in
this life”
 We blow off what it means to be a slave to Christ and
resigned to the will of another
 We are expected to live lives where we don’t
intentionally sin.
 Live your life as a living sacrifice.

14. Serving the Lord
 Not saying we son’t fall
 BUT
 Live a life not intentionally bending our own will against
the master
 2 Peter 3:14 Be diligent to be found by him without spot
or blemish
 Not saying what Christ has earned for us
 YOU BE DILIGENT

15. Serving the Lord
 When we willfully transgress the commandments these
are spots and blemishes.
 Do not excuse your rebellion and disobedience based on
the fact we can’t be perfect
 We can consistently apply ourselves and be diligent to
not let any spot or anything to our blame thrown in
there where it can be charged with you, you willfully
transgressing against Christ.
 DO NOT JUSTIFY YOUR SIN

16. Passion
 Lord wants our passion.
 DO NOT BE SLOTHFUL IN ZEAL BUT BE FERVERENT
 Feverent means:
 BOIL
 It’s saying:
 Boil in the spirit serving Christ
 Throw your WHOLE soul into it

17. Passion
- Paul doesn’t want any loafers among the redeemed
- No laziness
- No wasting time
- If we are here for his glory how are we using the time
he has given us?
- There is a reason why we are here
- TO SERVE HIM and carry out his will!

18. Passion
 Our time is short
 Do it with passion
 Zeal matters, Passion matters, Whole heartedness
matters
 Put away idleness, slothfulness, half-heartedness

19. Encouragement
 Only the burning spirit of God can spark you
 But there are certain materials God uses as kindling to
start those fires
 What kindles the heart of a Christian?
 TRUTH
 Biblical writers encouraged people with TRUTH

20. Shrewd Manager
 Luke 16 1-8
 Sons of this world are more shrewd that the sons of
Light

21. Shrewd Manager
 Sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their
own generation than the sons of Light
 Worldly men are more clever in the affairs of this world
than Christians are diligent for the things that pertain to
everlasting life!

22. Shrewd Manager
 Lost people give everything they have for the things of
this world compared to Christians for eternal life.
 Is this true?
 We are less enthusiastic serving the Lord than the
ungodly
 And the mock us, and look at our lives
 Will we let them outrun us?

23. Shrewd Manager
 Be careful what you pour your time into and what you
value.
 Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven
 Revelation 13: Our deeds follow us.
 Are we interested in investing in now or in eternal life?

24. Faithful in little Faithful in much
 Luke 16:10
 We find it hard to serve God fervently in the little things
 We refuse to clean, stack chairs, help
 God doesn’t take sluggards and put them in places of
high responsibility till they prove themselves in the
little things
 Most things are done unobserved

25. Ecclesiastes 9:10
 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your MIGHT
 We look for things to do when there are things in front
of us.
 Do something with your might not half heartedly
 We are willing to start but we don’t finish
 We look for action and the thrill

26. Christ Hates Half-Hearted
Servants
 Romans 12:1
 Malachi 1:6-14
 Revelation 3:15-16
 We know what hot is
 Look at what you do

27. Keep away from the idle
 Not being lazy is a divine commandment
 Non association to those who are idle
 2 Thessalonians 3:6 keep away from any brother who is
walking in idleness…

28. Greatest Privilege to Serve Jesus
 NOT EVERYONE get’s to serve him
 Only few find the narrow gate

29. Work to be missed
 Acts 9:36-42
 Dorcas

30. Work to rescue souls
 Great commission
 We know people are dying without Christ

31. Is It hard to serve the one who
loves You?
 Drank the cup of the wrath of God
 Matthew 11:30 Yoke is easy, burden is light

32. Time is short
 One day we will serve no more…

33. Prayer/Reflect