Joseph Attoh 
Renowned Nigerian gospel musician Moses Bliss has urged young Christians, particularly church musicians and instrumentalists, to guard against serving in God’s house with a mindset of entitlement, stressing that genuine ministry must be motivated by a passion for God and His Kingdom rather than financial reward.
Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of the Pentecost Conference 2026 in Oberhausen, Germany, the award-winning worship leader reflected on his own journey of ministry, explaining why he chose not to receive payment for serving in church during his early years.
According to him, while there is nothing wrong with churches supporting gifted young people when the need arises, believers should never approach ministry with the expectation that they must be paid before they can serve.
“The state of your heart is the heart of the matter,” he said. “When your consciousness is that you are in church to receive and collect money, it becomes business. It becomes a transaction, and we are not meant to transact with God in that way.”
Moses Bliss explained that his decision to decline payment was intentional, as he wanted to keep his focus on serving God rather than financial gain.
“I wanted my heart to focus on the right things,” he noted. “Why should I be in church only because people may pay me? What about evangelism? What about soul winning? What about Kingdom expansion?”
He challenged young Christians to cultivate a Kingdom-first mindset, insisting that believers cannot genuinely pursue the advancement of God’s Kingdom while being driven primarily by personal financial expectations.
Instead, he encouraged them to ask how they could contribute to God’s work rather than what they could gain from it.
“What else can I do? How can I support? How can I give?” he said, describing these as the questions that should shape a believer’s attitude toward ministry.
The gospel artiste was quick to clarify that pastors and church leaders should continue to support gifted young people when necessary, acknowledging that he himself had benefited from the generosity of others throughout his ministry.
However, he stressed that such support should be received with gratitude rather than demanded as a condition for service.
“Our heart posture should never be one of entitlement,” he emphasised.
Moses Bliss also encouraged believers to remain faithful in serving their local churches through obedience, consistency and submission to spiritual leadership, reminding them that God ultimately examines the motives behind every act of service.
“The Lord looks at the heart,” he said. “When He sees that your heart is Kingdom-conscious and you are seeking first His Kingdom and His righteousness, every other thing will be added unto you.”
His remarks resonated strongly with the conference’s broader call for believers to be unleashed into the world with hearts fully committed to God’s mission and the advancement of His Kingdom.
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