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  TRAINING BELOW FOR SERVICE ABOVE, PART 2
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: Mary Wilder Tileston's sermon discusses the necessity of
earthly training for divine service in the active, ministry-filled life
of heaven.

Topics: "Heavenly Service", "Eternal Rewards"
Scripture References: John 15:16, 1 Corinthians 3:9, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Colossians 3:23, Revelation 22:3

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Mary Wilder Tileston preaches about the future hope of believers who
serve God faithfully, highlighting the promise of being in the presence
of God, serving Him directly, and bearing His name. She emphasizes the
idea of believers being prepared and trained on earth for higher and
nobler service in heaven, where there is both sweet communion with God
and endless activity in serving Him. Tileston encourages believers to
see heaven not just as a place of rest and consolation, but as a realm
of infinite peace and active ministry, reflecting God's own nature of
both peace and activity.

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The throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and His servants shall
serve Him; and they shall see His face; and His name shall be in their
foreheads.

REVELATION 12:3,4

AND doubtless unto thee is given

A life that bears immortal fruit

In such great offices as suit

The full-grown energies of heaven.

ALFRED TENNYSON

IF we are to be thus disciplined and trained, as workmen in various
orders of work, instruments thus formed for God's service, what may we
look to become hereafter? May not instruments thus formed, when this
passing scene is over, and we appear in God's presence, cleansed and
disciplined, with the true workman's hand, may we not be set to work in
higher spheres, in grander ministries, in a world of nobler service? We
speak of heaven as a sort of rest, of sweet consolation, of communion
with God, such as we cannot know on earth; but consistently with this
perfect sweetness, heaven is full of activity, of ministrations
infinite. For God is active, and out of His activity He formed all
creatures. As in the deep seas in their endless movements there is calm
beneath, so in God are depths of peace as infinite as the activity of
His creation. So, too, His creatures partake of infinite peace and
intensely active service.

T. T. CARTER

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/mary-wilder-tileston/training-below-for-service-above-part-2/
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