Sermon Overview

Scripture Reference: Matthew 25:21

God preserves the faithful (see Psalm 31:23). Faithfulness is God’s measurement for our blessing. One day, our reward, or lack of it, will be according to our faithfulness.

Faithfulness means integrity, loyalty, and steadfastness. In Matthew 23, we see what, why, and how to be faithful men and women of God.

Matthew 23:21 says, “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’”

A man of God is faithful to family.

He keeps his promises.

He is faithful in his finances.

He knows that how he handles money is an indication of how he handles spiritual treasure. He gives proportionally, as God prospers him.

He is faithful in his friendships.

Friends are bound to fail us, stumble, and do us wrong; but a faithful man is a good friend, who gives the benefit of the doubt and overlooks offenses.

He is faithful to attend church.

The Body of Christ owes each other fearful loyalty; for the Lord’s sake, a faithful man does not forsake the assembly (see Hebrews 10:25).

He is faithful to the Word of God.

To pass truth onto the next generation, a faithful man understands he has to be firmly rooted in Scripture.

We ought to be faithful in these areas because Jesus is faithful to us. He is faithful to us in our failure, our temptation, and our falling. He is faithful to us to the very end, so we can be faithful to the end.

We must be faithful in the small things because that is where success or failure truly lie.

Adrian Rogers says, “Do you know what the big things in life are made up of? Little acts, little words, little thoughts.”

We must be faithful in the secret things; Adrian Rogers says, “What you are in secret is what you are, nothing more or nothing less.”

And we must be faithful in the sacred things; meet with God daily, fully committed, abiding in Him.

Apply it to your life

Yield to God, and ask Him to make you faithful in every area of your life. No amount of resolution or gritting your teeth will make you a faithful man of God. It comes from abiding in Jesus and showing up to meet Him every day.