This sermon discusses the importance of godly character. It uses the biblical story of Abigail as an example of maintaining godly character despite difficult circumstances. Abigail remained faithful to God and acted wisely even though she was married to the foolish and wicked Nabal. She saved others from harm through her courage and level-headedness. The sermon encourages developing character through positive thinking, knowing one's identity and purpose in God, and emulating Jesus' example of selfless service. It closes by urging listeners to prepare to meet God through cultivating godly character.

1. GODLY CHARACTER – OUR
UPPERMOST CALLING
SERMON BY RUDO CHENGETA
BRADFORD SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
WOMEN MINISTRY EMPHASIS DAY
1 JULY 2017

2. HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE SERMON VIDEO
ON YOU-TUBE
https://youtu.be/0uLO4Qm9s5I

3. WHAT IS GODLY CHARACTER
 GODLY UNDER VOLATILE SITUATION
 WHAT WE DO WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING

4. GODLY CHARACTER DEFINED…
• ABILITY TO DISCERN GOD'S RIGHT WAY FROM THE
WRONG.
•STRENGTH OF MORAL FIBER
•WHAT YOU DO WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING
•WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY : MORAL EXCELLENCE AND
FIRMNESS.

5. SCRIPTURE READING
•PHILIPPIANS 4:8
FINALLY, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WHATEVER
IS TRUE, WHATEVER IS NOBLE, WHATEVER IS
RIGHT, WHATEVER IS PURE, WHATEVER IS
LOVELY, WHATEVER IS ADMIRABLE--IF
ANYTHING IS EXCELLENT OR PRAISEWORTHY--

6. GODLY CHARACTER COMES FROM
KNOWING…
 WHAT WE ARE?…
 WHO WE ARE ?…
 HOW WE ARE?
 WHERE WE ARE?
 WHY WE ARE?

7. GODLY CHARACTER
DEFINED…
THE GREATEST
WANT OF THIS
WORLD… SISTER
E.G WHITE
OUR
UPPERMOST
CALLING…
EMULATIN
G HIM…

8. GODLY CHARACTER …
HEART OF
THE MATTER
MATTER OF
THE HEART

9. “
”
…THE LORD LOOKS AT THE HEART
(1 SAMUEL 16:7).
PROVERBS 23:7
FOR AS A MAN THINKETH IN HIS HEART, AND SO
IS HE:

10. WE BECOME WHAT WE
THINK ABOUT…
BEFORE …
AND AFTER
…

11. WE BECOME WHAT WE THINK
ABOUT…
POSITIVE
THINKING …
POSITIVE
RESULT…

12. OUR BIBLE CHARACTER
STORY ON ABIGAIL
•1 SAMUEL 25…

13. ABIGAIL – A GOOD WOMAN
BUT MARRIED TO A BAD MAN
•NABAL - RICH BUT FOOLISH, MEAN,
SURLY, MISERLY AND WICKED
DRUNKARD – SON OF THE DEVIL
•WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

14. ABIGAIL WAS
HOWEVER
DIFFERENT….
SHE REMAINED
GODLY EVEN
THOUGH SHE WAS
IN AN UNGODLY
SITUATION.

15. BUT NABAL REFUSES TO HELP
DAVID
DAVID HELPS NABAL

16. THE RESPONSES
NABAL…
 HARSH
 SARCASTIC
 BLIND
 STINGS ON ANOTHER MAN’S
EGO
 IMPLIES HE PROVIDES FOR
HIMSELF

17. THE RESPONSES
DAVID
 ANGERED
 NO MERCY
 GOES TO
EXTREME (JUST
LIKE PEOPLE WITH
OBSESSIVE
CLEANING
DISORDER)

18. WHAT ABOUT YOUR
RESPONSE?
PROVERBS 26:4 SAYS
 DO NOT ANSWER A
FOOL ACCORDING TO
HIS FOLLY, OR YOU
YOURSELF WILL BE
JUST LIKE HIM.

19. “BUT HERE COMES THE
BRIDE…”
ABIGAIL •THOUGH TRAPPED IN
A MARRIAGE SHE
DIDN’T CHOOSE…
•…..CHOSE TO
PROTECT OTHERS

20. ABIGAIL PREPARES A BUFFET
FOR 601 MEN!
ABIGAIL
PREPARED A
BANQUET
FOR DAVID
AND HIS 600
MEN IN ONE

21. ABIGAIL HELPS DAVID
1 SAMUEL
25:25-31

22. “… ABIGAIL, OUR GODLY CHARACTER…”
• BEAUTIFUL
• INTELLIGENT
• WISE
• PATIENT
• RESPECTED
• GOOD LISTENER
• ALERT
• ATTENTIVE
• HARDWORKING
• GENEROUS
• KIND & COMPASSIONATE
• CONFIDENT AND BOLD
• COURAGEOUS
• AVAILABLE
• HUMBLE
• IN CONTROL
• THOUGHTFUL
• CAUTIOUS
• TRUSTWORTHY
• KNOWLEDGEABLE
• INTERCESSOR
• PEACEMAKER
• RESPECTFUL
• DECISION MAKER
• IMPLEMENTER
• QUICK
• BLESSER
• PROPHETESS
• PLEASURE

23. ABIGAIL A TYPE OF JESUS
ABIGAIL…
• COMES RIDING ON A DONKEY
• PROVIDED AN OFFERING ON
BEHALF OF NABAL
• BORE NABAL’S INIQUITY
• ASKED FOR FORGIVENESS
• INTERCEDED FOR NABAL
• AND DAVID HEARD AND
ACCEPTED
• TURNED AWAY DAVID’S WRATH
• SHE WASHES THE FEET OF
DAVID’S SERVANTS
• DAVID WAS PLEASED WITH HER
…JESUS
• COMES RIDING ON A DONKEY
• PROVIDED AN OFFERING ON OUR
BEHALF
• BORE OUR INIQUITY
• ASKED FOR OUR FORGIVENESS
• INTERCEDED FOR US
• AND GOD HEARD AND ACCEPTED
• TURNED AWAY GOD’S WRATH
• JESUS WASHES THE FEET OF GOD’S
SERVANTS
• GOD WAS PLEASED WITH JESUS
SHADOW

25. ABIGAIL BECOMES THE QUEEN
OF ALL ISRAEL!AND LIVED
HAPPILY
EVER
AFTER…
…AND SO IS
ALSO OUR
LOVE STORY

26. “THE WONDERFUL MARRIAGE”

27. MY DEAR FRIENDS WHAT IS
YOUR CHARACTER TODAY?
NABAL – A
FOOLISH MAN
HAS SIN AND WORLDLY PLEASURES
STRIPPED YOU OF EVERYTHING?
IS ALL YOU HAVE SORROW AND
PROSPECT OF YOUR OWN

28. OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE
LIKE ABIGAIL
A GODLY PERSON WHO REMAINED
GODLY REGARDLESS OF HER
UNPLEASANT SITUATION

29. WILL YOU IN A HASTE PREPARE TO MEET
THE KING TODAY?
THE KING IS
COMING SOON…

30. NEXT IS THE FULL SERMON VIDEO ON YOU-
TUBE
0R WATCH FROM THE FOLLOWING LINK
HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/0ULO4QM9S5I

31. PRAYER IN CLOSING
•MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS
YOU ALL
•AND MAY GOD RICHLY
BLESS THE MINISTRY OF