At Praise Church We: S__________

Recap:

Proclaim the Gospel

Recognize no one is perfect - but we have a perfect Saviour

Are all in for Jesus

Intentional in Discipleship

So what could the S be?

At Praise Church We: Serve

2 Corinthians 5:14–15 CSB

For the love of Christ compels us, since we have reached this conclusion, that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised.

We serve because we no longer live for ourselves, but for the one who died for us!

At least that is the part of our journey.

It is part of whom we desire to be, and who we can become as we walk intentionally in discipleship and live a life ALL IN FOR JESUS!

Jesus is our Saviour and HE is our example supreme.

If you are looking for the perfect example of what it means to serve, look no further than our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

At Praise Church we Serve our brothers and sisters!

Washing Feet - Meaning

John 13:12–17 CSB

When Jesus had washed their feet and put on his outer clothing, he reclined again and said to them, “Do you know what I have done for you? You call me Teacher and Lord—and you are speaking rightly, since that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done for you. “Truly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his master, and a messenger is not greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.

At Praise Church we Serve our Neighbors!

Good Samaritan

Luke 10:25–37 CSB

Then an expert in the law stood up to test him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the law?” he asked him. “How do you read it?” He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,” and “your neighbor as yourself.” “You’ve answered correctly,” he told him. “Do this and you will live.” But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus took up the question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him up, and fled, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down that road. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side. In the same way, a Levite, when he arrived at the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan on his journey came up to him, and when he saw the man, he had compassion. He went over to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him. When I come back I’ll reimburse you for whatever extra you spend.’ “Which of these three do you think proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” “The one who showed mercy to him,” he said. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do the same.”

At Praise Church we serve because Jesus set the example!

We can go all through the Gospels and will repeatedly find Jesus serving the people He came to save.

Jesus served in Feeding them.

Jesus served in Healing them! Repeatedly our Saviour HEALED the sick.

Jesus served in casting the demons away.

Jesus served in RAISING THE DEAD!

Meeting their PHYSICAL NEEDS, to open the door to meeting their Spiritual need - Salvation.

Removing the obstacle they could not see past, so they could see Salvation was literally standing right there.

The Ultimate Service: Jesus on the Cross

John 3:16 CSB

For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

Lighthouse!