Eternal rewards

2John1: 8Watch out that you do not lose what you have worked for, but that you may be rewarded fully.

This talks about a full reward. And rewards has to be earned. 'Rewarded fully' the word fully highlights to us that there must also be a NO and PARTIAL reward.

In 2Cor 5: 8We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
Jesus will judge us. Yes, our sins wont be judged. Rather how we live our Christian lives would be judged.

Judgment- A decision resulting from an investigation.
Decision - outcome would be Reward/ Loss

Hebrews 6: 1Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death,[a] and of faith in God, 2instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

Eternal Judgments or Decisions will stand forever. The way we live as believe determines how we will spend eternity.

Believers are judged based on
1. Our involvement in building the kingdom of God
2. How we built individual lives

John 4: 36Even now the reaper draws his wages, even now he harvests the crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may be glad together. 37Thus the saying 'One sows and another reaps' is true.

God wants to reward us. The only thing we can take is people and not material things.

Matt 25: 14- 28 ~ 5 talent multiplied into 10 talents, 2 talents into 4 talents and nothing more for the one with 1talent. Both of them doubled what they had. Therefore they were equally rewarded. Talents are 'gifts'.

Luke19: 11-26 ~ Each one given One mina. One with 10 minas was given 10 cities, 5 minas with 5 cities.

They were not equally rewarded.
Minas are associated with "annointing ".

2Peter 1: 2Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.
Wrong way of understanding God's grace. Grace- God empowered us to do beyond what we can do. More Grace, More you can do.
'in the knowledge'- relational knowledge. That is why we pray and Do QT.
Prov 9: 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 11 For through me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.

Mulitply ourselves through the Grace of God.
3 ways we can multiply ourselves.

1. Through giving - my offering
2Cor 8 :1And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. 2Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. 3For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,
2Cor 9: 9As it is written: "He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever."
Poor - those who are desperate for the Kingdom of God.

Luke 16: 9I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. ~ How do we do this?
Through partership. Phil 4: 15Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only; 16for even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid again and again when I was in need. 17Not that I am looking for a gift, but I am looking for what may be credited to your account.
'credited to your account' means we can impact more lives by partnership.

2. Through prayer. By praying for Leaders, organization, ministries, movements.

3. Through serving Ministries. 1Sam 30: 24 Who will listen to what you say? The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle. All will share alike." 25 David made this a statute and ordinance for Israel from that day to this.
Acts 1 -5 ~ More were added but from 6 onwards they were multiplied on.