Betty Obe
August 9, 2020
EXTRA MILE COMMITMENT
TOPIC: EXTRA MILE COMMITMENT
TEXT: MATTHEW 5:41; RUTH 1:16
MINISTERING: REV. MRS. BETTY OBE.
INTRODUCTION:
EXTRA MILE INVOLVES GOING BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES, BRAKING WALLS TO THE UNUSUAL, MAKING EXTRA SACRIFICE AND ADD TO WHAT YOU ARE USE TO DOING.
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT SAY IF YOU ARE ASKED TO GO ONE MILE, YOU SHOULD GO EXTRA TWO MILES TO LET THEM KNOW YOU ARE A DIFFERENT PERSON
II. KNOW THIS THAT YOU ARE A DIFFERENT PERSON:
-BECAUSE YOU’RE A CHILD OF GOD.
-LOVELY
-GIVING WITHOUT GRUMBLING
-EASY FORGIVING PERSON
-GENTLENESS
-GOING EXTRA MILE TO KEEP THE 10 COMMANDMENTS
III. TO GO EXTRA MILE:
1. WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE AROUND US INCLUDING OUR ENEMIES
2. WE NEED TO LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY
3. WE NEED TO BLESS AND DO GOOD ALL THE TIME
4. PRAYER
MANY PEOPLE ONLY PUT IN THE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF EFFORT REQUIRED TO GET A JOB DONE. IF YOU WANT TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD, YOU NEED TO LEARN TO GO EXTRA MILE.
BENEFITS OF GOING EXTRA MILE:
1. IT WILL DISTINGUISH YOU OUT FROM OTHERS
2. IT WILL SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS IN BUSINESS AND LIFE
3. IT WILL GIVE YOU A CLASS OF YOUR OWN THEREBY MAKING YOU TO BE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PEOPLE
4. IT WILL MAKE YOUR MARITAL RELATIONSHIP BLOSSOM ESPECIALLY WHEN BOTH SPOUSES ARE COMMITTED
5. STRENGTHENS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE
6. CHILDREN GET EXCITED WHEN THEIR PARENTS GO EXTRA MILE IN TAKING CARE OF THEM
7. BUSINESSES SUCCEED WHEN CUSTOMERS EXPECTATIONS ARE EXCEEDED.
CALL FOR SERVICE
1. MATT 5:41 – GREATNESS COMES FROM THE LIFE OF SERVICE TO OTHERS
A. WE MUST BE GENEROUS WITH OUR GIFT
B. SUPPORTING GOD’S WORK WHOLEHEARTEDLY
C. SUPPORTING CHURCH PROJECTS WITHOUT BEING FORCED
D. STANDING BY YOUR HUSBAND EARNESTLY WITHOUT BEING COMPELLED TO DO SO
E. NOT HESITATING TO GIVE ATTENTION TO THE NEEDS IN OUR HOME
IV. WE MUST GO EXTRA MILE IN:
1. FORGIVENESS
2. PRAYER AND FASTING
3. EVANGELISM
4. SERVICE TO GOD
5. CARING FOR THE THINGS OF GOD
V. GOING EXTRA MILE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
RUTH 1:19
1. RUTH WAS NOT FORCED TO FOLLOW
2. SHE FOLLOWED BECAUSE SHE HAD THE EXTRA-MILE SPIRIT
3. SHE REFUSED TO JOIN HER SISTER, ORPAH TO GO BACK TO HER GODS
4. SHE WENT BEYOND THE EXPECTATION BY PLEDGING TO FOLLOW NAOMI BACK TO JUDAH
5. THOSE WHO MAKE UP THEIR MINDS TO GO EXTRA MILE WITH GOD NEVER REGRET, BUT THEY WILL HAVE TESTIMONY AT THE END OF THE DAY
CONCLUSION:
RUTH’S LIFE BECAME A TESTIMONY. SHE WAS MARRIED TO BOAZ AND SHE HAD A SON FOR HIM
ANY PROBLEM YOU MAY BE HAVING IN YOUR YOUR MARRIAGE, ASK GOD ON YOUR KNEE FOR SOLUTION AND GO EXTRA MILE TO PRAY FOR INTERVENTION.