BEING A SERVANT TODAY
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Intro
Intro
Saludar:
Good afternoon
Thank you:
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Inviting us to tell you about what God is doing in Colombia
INTRODUCCION:
Being a servant
When you think about the life of a Christian
that is what our life is about
Serving others
If you dont like serving
You are not going to like your life very much
If you dont like serving
You are constantly going to be...
sad
upset
complaining
You are going to be frustrated
Frustrated with others
Frustrated with God
If we dont serve, we wont fit
we wont fit into the life of a Christian
it goes against our new nature as christians
Example:
It is one of the reasons why we love fellowship
we are all servants
Everyone helps each other
In other words
If we are not servants
we will not be living the Christian life that we have been created to live
If we are not servants
We are not living out the new purpose that God gave us
The Bible is clear about this
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
Acording to this verse
We have been created unto good works
we have been pre-set to walk in them
in other words
we have been created to serve in this new life in Christ
So
When we talk about being a servant
What helps us to be the servants we are supposed to be?
To think about our God, Saviour
JESUS IS THE GREATEST SERVANT OF ALL
JESUS IS THE GREATEST SERVANT OF ALL
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Paul here
shows us
Jesus is God
Could have exercised that authority with us all
Example:
New Creation
New humanity
New “Someone”
Even though He could and had every right to
Jesus/God did not
Jesus chose to serve
He chose to help others
He chose to think of others
He chose to suffer and die for others
He chose to be greatest servant of all
He gave us that new life that we live today
One that resembles His
One that is being molded to be more like His
So when we think on how to be a servant
Number 1
we need to think of Him
our Savior
our greatest example of servitude
When we read about Jesus in the Bible
We see Him serving
Healing the sick
Casting out demons
Teaching
He came to serve
And We as his disciples
We as his followers
We are also here to serve
We are called to be the greatest servants of all
WE IDENTIFY AS SERVANTS
WE IDENTIFY AS SERVANTS
Number 2
What helps us to be the servants we are supposed to be
we identify with service
we identify our selves as servants
question
What do you think about yourself?
What would you write about yourself in a letter you send to someone?
Let me give you some examples about this
Paul, Timothy, Peter and James identified themselves in this way
1 Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
We must also identify in the same way
as servants
Just like our Savior did
Story about the sons of Zebedee
45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
He identified as a minister
Servant
We identify as ministers also
One that serves others
When we identify as servants/When we think of ourselves as servants
We think of others
that is what Jesus did
that is what the apostles did
that is what we must do
3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
We think of others
We live our life thinking of others
We stop thinking of us
Example:
Signs of Maturity
Signs of Spirituality
Godliness
is service
Example
Inmature Person
thinks of himself
A Mature person
thinks of others
In Marriage
Maturity is shown when we think more of our spouse than ourselves
In Family
Maturity is shown
When we think more of our wife and kids than ourselves
buscamos entender y no ser entendidos
pipe
In the work that we do
In our teams
Maturity is shown when we stop thinking abour ourselves...
and we think about others
and we serve others
As good Christians
We also identify our selves as servants
Servants of our God
Servants of our Family
Servants of others
We identify with service
WE ARE SERVANTS OF ALL
WE ARE SERVANTS OF ALL
6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
As servants
We dont choose who we serve
We dont choose who we love
We are to serve all
We are to love all
Even those that have tried to destroy us
Even those that can be considered as our enemies
Jesus...
died for the ungodly
loved the ones who sinned against Him
Jesus died for His enemies
We servants
must give our lives even for those wrong us
for those who have hurt us
We servants
must love
must sincerily love those who have attacked us
and in that we must serve them also
Mira lo que Jesus enseño:
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
Paul knew this too
this is why he says this
15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Jesus es el siervo mas grande del universo
Jesus es nuestro ejemplo
Vino a servir
Vino a amar
Nosotros seguimos Su ejemplo
La razon por la cual podemos ser siervos
Es gracias a Jesus
Nos mostro Su amor a nosotros
Murio por nosotros
Nos identificamos como Siervos
No como reyes
Sino como siervos
Esta debe ser nuestra manera de pensar...
en todo lugar
en toda situacion
Nos ayudara un monton
Esto muestra madurez espiritual
Somos siervos de todos
No solo algunos
No solo los que elegimos
Todos
aun nuestros enemigos
aun los que no son buenos con nosotros
Esto nos mostro Jesus
murio por todos
no solo por algunos
Oracion
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Invitacion de Salvacion
No hay manera de que puedas entender el amor de Dios o una vida de servitud...
si todavia no haz nacido de nuevo
Jesus en Juan capitulo 3...
Nos muestra de que todos debemos nacer de nuevo
que para nacer de nuevo necesitamos confiar en Jesus como nuestro Salvador
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