STEEM CHURCH - BEING A TEAM PLAYER WITH JESUS (ALPHABET F)

Hello friends
FOLLOWING AND ABIDING
In Jesus, the hall mark of a believer in Christ is to continue to follow him and also abiding in him. This is so vital to being a fruitful team player. It is not the will of God if a team player does not abide in Christ.

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This is sequence to fruitfulness which is so pleasing to the lord. Teamwork is not enhanced if any team player is not fruitful. That's so called team player becomes a weak link. God doesn't tolerate a liability branch on the true vine.
John
15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

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FAITH CONNECTION
Faith can simply be defined as taking God by his word. It is the substance of what we are hoping for the evidence of what you haven't seen. It is calling those things which are not as though, they are Hebrews 11:1. The bible says without faith it is impossible to please God. Hebrews 11:6

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Therefore, to be effective and efficient and being God pleasers, team player should embrace faith as a necessary spiritual currency with which to trade with heaven. As we profess to labour in kingdom assignment, and live the christian life and we have no faith, this will tantamount to sin.

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Faith is like oxygen to a living organism. No oxygen, no human life existence. Every team player as a believer is enjoined to live by faith and not by sight. Satan does not fight with any team player because of race, personality but he target our faith for welfare. If he succeeds in destroying our faith, then he has crippled your kingdom work and testimony.

FELLOWSHIP IS VITAL
The Greek word for fellowship is "koinonia". Apostle Paul associated with the concept with the holy spirit in 2nd corinthians 13:14 as communion with the holy spirit, and fellow believers.

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It implies the presence of the spirit with you, sharing together with him and other believers, participating with him and the brethren, intimacy with him and other believers, friendship with the holy spirit and fellow team mates, comradeship with him and the body of Christ, communicating with him and other fellow Christians, distributing to members of the team, giving and being a partaker with someone having something in common with the spirit of grace and the brethren.

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FOCUS ON ENTHUSIASM
Enthusiasm is an essential key to success for the team. MTI emphasizes this factor in kingdom assignment. Enthusiasm is the fuel that keeps a team going when situations and circumstances are not at their best. When the members of a team are enthusiastic, the whole thing becomes energized.

That energy produces power for service. Those with enthusiasts attitudes are similar personality traits.

a They take responsibility for their own enthusiasm. This way their attitude is not dependent on others around them.

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b. They act enthusiastic until they feel that way. They refused to hold themselves hostage to their feelings, but holds their feelings responsive to their will.

c. They focus on positive beliefs and stand by such. They see the house full part of what they are doing instead of concentrating on the half empty side.

d. They spend time with other enthusiastic team players. Codes are contagious they say. Do you want to catch a cold, then hang around people with cold.

CONCLUSION
We follow on abide in Christ for fruitfulness. Without faith team players cannot please God. Fellowship with the holy spirit and our fellow co labourers cannot be overemphasized. Even fellowship of the holy communion table spiritual and physical healing packed. Enthusiastic workers in spite of all odds are sure achievers.

Thanks friends