Lesson 6: FELLOW WORKERS IN CHRISTIAN SERVICE

MEMORY VERSE – “Henceforth I call you not servants;for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you” John 15: 15
LESSON TEXT-1 Corinthians 3:6-9

INTRODUCTION

A fellow worker is a person who takes part in an undertaking with another or others, especially in a business or firm with shared risk and profits. A Staff is an employee of the organization. Unlike the contemporary workplace, believers are expected to be co-workers together with Christ.
Our commitment should not be motivated by reward/ wages as staff but as fellow workers.

LESSON OUTLINE

1. JOINT HEIRS WITH CHRIST
2. CO-LABORERS ON EARTH

LESSON CONTENT

A. JOINT HEIRS WITH CHRIST

INTRODUCTION

A fellow worker is a person who takes part in an undertaking with another or others, especially in a business or firm with shared risk and profits. A Staff is an employee of the organization. Unlike the contemporary workplace, believers are expected to be co-workers together with Christ.
Our commitment should not be motivated by reward/ wages as staff but as fellow workers.

LESSON OUTLINE

1. JOINT HEIRS WITH CHRIST
2. CO-LABORERS ON EARTH

LESSON CONTENT

A. JOINT HEIRS WITH CHRIST
The term heirs of God emphasize our relationship to God the Father. As His children, we have full rights to receive His inheritance,Rom.8:17;1 Pet. 1: 4. Salvation in Christ affords Christians “sonship” status in God’s kingdom and being sons, we have same privileges with Christ,Jn 1:12-13; Rom. 8: 14-17. Just as God created man and gave him life to serve in the garden, Gen. 2: 7,15;salvation through Christ guarantees a new life and brings believers into the place of service in God’s vineyard, 2 Cor. 5: 17; 1 Pet.2: 9. The Father works and so, does the Son, John 4: 34; 5: 17;9:4. The Son imitates the Father,believers as joint-heirs with Christ must also walk in His footsteps, John 5: 19-20; 14: 12. Being joint-heirs with Christ, we are also partners with Him in God’s vineyard, John 15: 15.

B. CO-LABORERS ON EARTH
All believers in Christ are bought with the same price, baptized into the same Spirit and live by the same commandment, 1 Cor. 12: 13. We should labor together with Christ in God’s vineyard. All believers should use their God-given gifts and talents to serve working together with Christ for one purpose, the edification of the body of Christ, Eph. 4: 11.13. Another reason why we must collaborate as partners is because the harvest is plenteous, Luke 10:2.
Believers should note that rather than making demands for benefits or rewards for services rendered, God’s children, as partners, should hope in the sure reward that comes from God, Col. 3: 23-25; 1 Cor. 3:8-9.

CONCLUSION

Christian service is our Father’s business and being joint-heirs with Christ, we must see ourselves as partners in the venture rather than employees whose utmost interest lies in the wage. We must focus on heaven and please God by making sacrifices in the course of the kingdom business.

QUESTIONS

1. Mention 4 attributes that makes believers joint-heirs with Christ.
2. Identify 3 reasons believers should co-labor with Christ as partners in God’s vineyard.

ASSIGNMENT

Students to come up with a list each of areas they have been working with God. Those who are not workers should come up with areas they want to work.