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"I will never serve in this church because they don't appreciate my efforts"

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1Corinthians 3:8 Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Your reward is from God for your service in the church is to God and not to men.

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Colossians 3:17 "And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him."

Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"

Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"

Hebrews 6:10 "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister."

Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."

1Corinthians 15:58 "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord."

Hebrews 10:36 "For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise."

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"I will never serve in this church, they don't appreciate my efforts"

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Matthew 6:4 That your alms may be in secret: and your Father who sees in secret himself shall reward you openly.

Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"

What is done from the heart needs no encouragement but heart receives the greatest reward.

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Philippians 2:3 Let nothing be done through strife or vain glory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.

Hebrews 6:10 "For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which you have showed toward his name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister."

Acknowledgement from God is the only acknowledgement to look for.

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Matthew 10:26 "Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known."

2Kings 5:16 "But he said, As the LORD lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused."

What is done expecting nothing from men is what is done before God. It is that which receives God's recognition.

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Matthew 6:1 "Take heed that you give not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise you have no reward of your Father who is in heaven."

What is done expecting rewards from men gains no rewards from God.

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John 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

God praises those who prefer His praise of them more than the praise of men.

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1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Jeremiah 17:10 "I the LORD search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings."

Matthew 10:42 "And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward."

The least act done in God's name shall be rewarded in fully.

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1Corinthians 3:8 Now he that plants and he that waters are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.

Colossians 3:17 "And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him."

Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"

Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."

1Corinthians 15:58 "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord."

Hebrews 10:36 "For you have need of patience, that, after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise."

Psalm 75:6 "For promotion comes neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south."

John 3:27 "John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven."

1Peter 5:6 "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:"

True honour comes only from God.

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"Upon all that I did for him, he never shown any appreciation"

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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"

2Timothy 3:2 "For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,"

Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.

1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"

Ephesians 5:2 "And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us, and has given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling fragrance."

Romans 13:8 "Owe no man anything, but to love one another: for he that loves another has fulfilled the law."

Matthew 6:4 That your alms may be in secret: and your Father who sees in secret himself shall reward you openly.

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"I expressed my appreciation in words, I think that is enough"

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1Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."

Showing appreciation is a kingdom obligation which must not just be in words but words saturated with so much power that they show in actions or deeds.

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"I am not used to expressing my appreciation in words so I do it in my deeds"

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Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Untill appreciation is expressed in words it remains dead

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Matthew 12:34 "O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks."

Words of appreciation is the evidence of a heart full of appreciation. True appreciation cannot be expressed without words

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"I don't know how to say thank you, it is not part of me"

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1Peter 4:9 Practice hospitality one to another without grudging.

Colossians 3:3 "For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."

Colossians 3:2 "Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."

Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"

2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."

Colossians 3:10 "And have put on the new man, that is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:"

Colossians 4:6 "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man."

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"He never appreciates anything I do for him, why should I do anything for him"

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Luke 6:35 "But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil."

Matthew 5:44 ,44 "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you;",45 "That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven: for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust."

Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"

Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"

Romans 5:8 "But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."

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"I will go somewhere else where I will be more appreciated"

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John 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."

Colossians 1:18 "And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence."

Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"

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"I will never help him again because he never appreciated my help"

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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"

Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"

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"He will not appreciate it if I help him, why bother"

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Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"

Ephesians 6:6 "Not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;"

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