Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter-by-ch chapter verse by verse study through the entire Bible.

And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck continues his message,

Your reward, as we pick up in 1st Corinthians chapter 3 verse 8.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck. Now he that planteth and he that

watereth are one. Paulus and I are one. Why are you trying to create a division? We're one.

And every man will receive his own reward according to that labor. So Paul will receive his reward for planting. Apollus will receive his

reward for watering. And that is the beautiful thing about serving the Lord. He does reward us for that

work that we do, not for the results of the work, because the results belong to him. So I'm on a salary. I'm not commissioned

at all. I'm not paid with the commission. I'm only salaried by the Lord to teach his word.

Whatever comes of it is his, and it's for his glory. I cannot produce fruit in your life. All I can do is teach you

the Word of God. Water really and maybe someone else has planted the seed, but here we are watering,

cultivating. In some cases, planting. Great. But it's the work of God that counts it's God who brings life and gives

life to the word and thus I just receive the reward for that which I've done and the results

and I receive the reward whether or not anything comes of it because I've been fateful to do what

God call me to do. And that's the

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