0599 Serve Like Stephen

Serve Like Steven

Deliverance // Anointing Water // Like Son // Stunt

Acts 6

- no one particular

- not answer all questions but being clarity

- in the light of future

Not every growth glorifies God

Lack of heallth kills growth and church

Health is spiritual, physical, relationship, money

Healthy things will grow, not everything that's growing is healthy

Certain health will not be achieved till disciples get involved not just leaders

Health depends on pastor doing less and disciples doing more

The more pastor does the smaller church will be

You are not too good for any position in the church

Lowest position in the church requires best people

Jesus is no looking for underqualified people for low positions

Greatest people occupy smallest positions (Bonnke)

What you do to church you do to Jesus (we are body; BODY SERVES THE BODY)

Your anointing is stumbling block if its excuse for not serving the church

You have to serve the need, not your gift (Grandpa story)

Serving the church may not grow the church but it will grow me

When your too big to serve you are too small to lead

It's about serving church not my gift

Church is bigger than me

Dont hide your gift if there is no room for it in church

If you can't preach at church, that should not stop me from preaching on streets

Low position should never stop effectiveness of your anointing

My street ministry is not excuse to avoid kitchen

Some doors will open by themselves others you need to open (gospel verses church)

Be faithful with open doors or else they will not open again

Kitchen is not temporary, test, stepping stone

Steven was never promoted to better position in God

Some glorify God in life, others in death

Moses and Joseph had destiny bigger than their current job

Samson and Jesus and missionaries with their death glorified God

1. Need

2. Gift

3. Promotion

Diploma 1970 - 60% || 1980 - 50% || 2006 - 43% ||

Woman surpass man in college degrees by almost 3 to 2

Women earnings grew 44% in real dollars from 1970 to 2007, compared with 6%

1950 5% were unemployed, last year 20% were the highest in history

1960 11% children lived apart from fathers, in 2010 it got to 27%

38% reported going to church, compared to 47% in 2010

Parents spend first part of life to teach them how to get up and walk and later part of how to sit down and be quiet

A letter from college student, PLEASE SEND FOOD PACKAGES, all they serve here is breakfast, lunch and dinner

Fathers day is like mother day, only you don't spend as much on the gift. What gift?

In 1909 Sonora was sitting at church listening to mothers day sermon, but mom was dead. Dad should have dad dedicated to him. 25 years later through her efforts President made 3rd June as Fathers day

1 Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat

2 A 5-day holiday requires only one suitcase

3 Car mechanics tell you the truth

4 You can admire Clint Eastwood without starving yourself to look like him

5 Gray hair and wrinkles only add character to men

6 If someone forgets to invite you to something he can still be your friend

7 You can drop by to see a friend without bringing a little gift

8 One wallet, one pair of shoes, one color, all seasons

9 You can do your nails with a pocketknife

10 Your last name never changes

11 You can shower and be ready in 10 minutes

One day a woman made the mistake of leaving her baby daughter in her husband’s care while she was busy doing some work in another room. He immediately buried himself in his newspaper, and forgot all about the baby until he heard a series of thumps, followed by a horrendous cry. Instantly he knew that the baby had fallen down the stairs. He called out to his wife, “Honey! Come quick! Our little girl just took her first 24 steps!”

A letter from a college student to his parents read, "Please send food packages! All they serve here is breakfast, lunch and dinner."

Mark Twain said, "When I was a boy of 14 my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to the 21, I was astonished at how much the old man learned in 7 years."