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KC, Kan pastor wanted to give his folks some concrete opportunities to go out into the community to do small acts of kindness.
So he called several grocery stores in the area to ask permission for his members to come over and do these small kindnesses.
Got an employee on the phone at one store who said, “let me see if I understand: you want to come here, clean up the parking lot, retrieve shopping carts, hold umbrellas for customers and you don’t want anything in return?
yep.
Hang on.
After a few minutes the clerk came back and said, “I’m sorry, but you can’t do that because if we let YOU do it, we’d have to let everyone else do it, too!”
Wow.
What a wonderful world it would be if everyone else served people like that, too!
A little like heaven on earth.
Wouldn’t you like for your home, your work, your community, your church to be a little more like heaven?
It can be.
This happens when we embrace the concept that we’re really here to bless and serve one another in love.
According to Paul, this is why we have been set free.
In this section of Galatians, Paul gets intensely practical on what our freedom in Christ is all about and how we live out that freedom.
The Galatians churches were struggling with legalism.
They were being led astray from relying on God’s grace to adding works to their righteousness.
Paul has argued that nothing we can say or do causes us to be righteous before a holy God.
Only Christ’s love and sacrifice on the cross can accomplish that.
To try to make some human activity the key factor in salvation is wrong, evil.
But the problem is that humans have a bad habit of swinging from one extreme to another.
In this case, if it’s not legalism, it’s license.
We have liberty now (freedom from) in order to have the ability to love (freedom to).
Paul tells us the greatest way to know that we’re truly loving when we choose to serve one another.
Let’s take some time this morning to refresh our minds on the value of serving one another.
Descending Into Greatness
The Bible teaches us that the path to true greatness is the path of the servant.
Our cultural instinct is to first focus on ourselves, our needs, our appetites, our priorities.
In the midst of our own purposes, procrastinations, we feel the quiet prompting of the Spirit to serve.
Falwell story.
Famous, university president.
Saw student w/flat tire outside his office in pouring rainstorm.
invited student into his office to wait it out.
Demurred.
Had an important appointment.
Falwell helped student change tire and even gave him a soaking $20!
To be truly great (lifted up) in the eyes of the only one who matters - that’s God, BTW - is to stoop down (descend) to serve.
Indeed, the way up is down.
We Find Our Purpose When We Serve
Paganini’s Violin.
One of most valuable in the world.
Unique sound, unlike any other.
Willed to city of Genoa, Italy.
Locked in a glass case, unplayed for 100 years.
by early 1900’s it had decayed to a useless relic.
When used and handled, the wood stays flexible and resonant.
Unused, it dried out and became brittle.
Finally, at great expense, restored and put back on display but now it is taken out 1/month and played.
Our purpose is to fulfill the reason God made us.
When we serve others we are functioning according to God’s design for us.
How has God made you to serve?
Conclusion:
The keeper of the spring story.
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