Eleutheria Ministries: Truths From God's Word

This is week three in our study on being fit for service. Today we will be looking at the life of Abraham to see what made him fit for service and usable by God.   As I studied the life of Abraham, I discovered seven things that made him fit for service. We will divide this lesson into two parts, part A today and part B next week. There is too much good stuff to rush!   First, Abraham had active faith in God.   Abraham’s first demonstration of faith is found in Genesis 12. In verse one we read God’s instructions to Abraham. Genesis 12:1, The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you.” (NLT) In Genesis 12:4-5 we read, So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his hous...

This is week two in our study on being fit for service. Today we will be looking at the life of Paul to see what made him fit for service and usable by God.   During my studies I have found many attributes of Paul that made him fit for service, however, I want to focus on only six .   First, Paul had a heart of worship .   The 1828 Webster’s Dictionary defines praise as: To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on account of perfections or excellent works.   Acts 16:19-25,  When her masters saw that the hope of their profits was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace to the rulers. And they brought them to the magistrates, saying, “These men, being Jews, greatly trouble our city   and teach customs which are not lawful for us, being Romans, to receive or observe.”   The crowd rose up together against them. And the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them. After t...