Youth life - Teaching commitment
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The document discusses the difference between contribution and commitment to God. It uses the story of a chicken and pig to illustrate that commitment requires total dedication, like a pig giving its life for ham while a chicken only contributes eggs. True commitment to God means offering one's life to Him through actions like Abraham did by being available, making sacrifices, obeying God, having faith, and taking initiative. The document lists eight applications of commitment and promises blessings for those who wholly commit to God.
![It is our commitment.
And commitment is
offering your life to
Him
Isaiah 26: 4
So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on
Him, hope confidently in Him) forever; for the Lord
God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages].
Proverbs 16:3a
Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust
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Youth life - Teaching commitment
- 3. What is CHRISTIAN Commitment for you?
- 4. Pamilyar ba kayo sa mga pangungusap na ito? • They talk the talk, but doesn’t walk the walk. • Nagsisimba naman ako pag linggo ah! • Nakapagsermon na naman, tara na! • Maaga pa naman, pag word of God na lang tayo pumunta sa church. • Nagbibigay naman ako ng tithes and offering ko tuwing Sunday.
- 5. Do you remember the story of the Chicken and Pig?
- 6. A chicken and a pig were walking down the road together. They passed a sign for a local diner advertising its breakfast special: “Ham and Eggs – $2.95!” The chicken said, “That’s our whole contribution to society: breakfast food!” The pig replied, “For you, it may be a contribution. For me it’s a total commitment.”
- 7. Contribution is far different from COMMITMENT
- 8. Do you know that GOD commits Himself for you? John 15:13 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
- 9. Now, If God gives His life for you, what would you offer to Him?
- 10. It is our commitment. And commitment is offering your life to Him Isaiah 26: 4 So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever; for the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages]. Proverbs 16:3a Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him;
- 11. The HEART of Commitment is not just in our hearts, but in ACTION / APPLICATION
- 12. Application of Commitment 1. Availability – commitment of time. Gen 22:1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, "Abraham!” "Here I am," he replied. NIV
- 13. Application of Commitment 2. Sacrifice (most valuable) Gen 22:2 Then God said, "Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.“ NIV
- 14. Application of Commitment 3. Obedience to God Gen 22:3-4 Early the next morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. He took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. When he had cut enough wood for the burnt offering, he set out for the place God had told him about. NIV
- 15. Application of Commitment 4. Have a personal dream (for yourself and ministry) Gen 22:4 On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance. NIV
- 16. Application of Commitment 5. Always “worship” God Gen 22:5 He said to his servants, "Stay here with the donkey while I and the boy go over there. We will worship and then we will come back to you.“ NIV
- 17. Application of Commitment 6. Don’t depend to others Gen 22:6 Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and placed it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. As the two of them went on together, NIV
- 18. Application of Commitment 7. Have a SUPERNATURAL FAITH Gen 22:8 Abraham answered, "God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." And the two of them went on together. NIV
- 19. Application of Commitment 8. Have an INITIATIVE Gen 22:10a Then he reached out his hand …NIV
- 20. God’s promises if you COMMIT WHOLLY to Him Inheritance of blessings Gen 22:17-18 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring b all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me. NIV
- 21. Ladder of Application SELF FAMILY MINISTRY COMMUNITY