This is a question regarding your relationship to Christ and His church. It deserves an answer. An asset is an advantage, a useful and valuable resource. In finances, it is on the plus side of the ledger. A liability is a drawback, that which is not beneficial. It would be someone that is a disadvantage to the cause, an encumbrance, hindrance or impediment.
Ask yourself, “If everyone in the church was just like me, what kind of church would this church be?” Would we have to call off some of the services or classes due to lack of attendance, or would we soon be having to put chairs in the aisle because you are inviting and teaching the lost?
If you were not here next Lord’s Day, would the contribution drop dramatically because you are a liberal giver, or would there be little change in the total?
Consider these questions: Do you teach (privately or in the classroom)? How are you using your talents? Is the worship God-centered and reverential because of your demeanor and conduct? In your relationships with the brethren, do you love from the heart, or do you just tolerate them? Do you spread gossip or only good news? Do you help or hinder a fellow Christian in his service to God? Are you a steppingstone or a stumbling block? How encouraging are you?
In your daily walk, what impression do you leave with others? Do they view the church in a good way because of the example you set? Do people who work with you respect you and have a high regard for the church because of the way you conduct yourself?
How many baptisms would we have this year? Would we still be considered a friendly congregation if everyone were like you? How many sick would be visited this week? Would any hungry be fed? What nice thing would be done for someone else if everybody were just like you? Etc., etc., etc.
If you were not here, would the church be better off, or would we be the worse for it? Ask yourself, “In one year from now, where would the church be if the whole church was just like me”?
