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OPEN: - Living Sacrifice
God saved you…now what?
SERVE
Serving is a key way to worship God
God gives - we worship, we know Him, we serve
Jesus gave - Creator - and Jesus SERVED, He serves us still, and we’ll serve with Him and serve Him forever (believers)
WE ASKED: Why come to church?
(glorify, worship, yes…)
Most come to church as consumers, paying customers, rather than servants
Do you show up looking to serve?
Finding, making opportunities?
If we’re not careful, we see people who should be getting IT done, but aren’t
The Healthy Church SERVES
1) The Basics - a mindset, what to look for in servant
- the men teaching and leading prayer were also taking care of widows, ladies, they were servants, but spread thin
The church was asked to identify men to serve
Spiritual men (should be easy, right?)
It was clear to the church who was qualified
(Who is that here?)
- esteem others better than selves
FIRST KEY - Servants humble selves, for the benefit of others
2) The Example in Jesus
- washed feet, a humble act, cultural
What is our equivalent?
(We could do it, but not needed for same reason)
Disciples are told to “do this”, so are we.
So what do we do?
“Dirty jobs” - humble self, serve others, make others feel amazingly special - because God says they are!
- Jesus came to serve, not BE served (perfect high priest)
His example is ours to follow - serve, not be served
believers are saints (“set apart”) - set apart for service
3) The Purpose and Practice
- to equip, and be equipped - GROW
Growth and maturity is shown in service
ILLUST: Door from PA
Measured growth, kids love to grow, check the marks
Disappointed when not grown since last time
- Believers are children of God (His kids) - and disciples love to grow!
Growing disciples serve, and love doing it!
We never stop being God’s kids, never stop growing, serving
Growing disciples look back and praise God for growth!
QUESTION: What has God gifted you with?
How does He want to equip you?
Don’t think you have gifts?
God thinks you do, ALL of you, extremely gifted
To think otherwise is to discount His Creation, to discount how He designed you (special, to worship, to serve, specifically!)
PLUS: He gave believers the Holy Spirit, with the power to follow and serve
What will you do with that?
- God gifted the church
He has gifted THIS church, but people need to:
1 - recognize that
2 - step up, and be willing to serve
(AND HONESTLY, IT STARTS WITH THE MEN) - When men lead...
Basically, this: Saved?
Then what; Come to church?
Then what?
How about:
(Teach, youth, give, prayer, children’s church, meals, transportation, VBS, AWANA, singing, sound board, etc.)
SUNDAY BULLETIN - the extent of much of our service
“Am I serving today?”
No? OK, I get to relax
Service, a mindset, comes down to OWNERSHIP
YOUR ownership
- Who owns you? (slaves, doulos, servant)
Sin? - then you obey that
Christ, Righteousness? - then you obey Him
(slaves, doulos, servant)
NO IN-BETWEEN!
(Bulletin challenge questions)
CLOSING/CHALLENGES:
What could we do to make this church more than Sunday, 10-11?
(We do announcements, 15 or so minutes of singing, someone preaching 30-ish minutes) and then go home
What ELSE can we do related to service?
- If we ALL served
then all would also be served, both parties blessed!
CLEAR, EASY
SOMEONE HAS TO STEP UP
Who could you bless by serving?
Come to give, serve - being served will take care of itself
Come to contribute, not just to consume
Amazing results come from expecting every member to serve
and then each serving alongside each other
THAT’S A GROUP OF DISCIPLES!
THAT’S A HEALTHY CHURCH!
Romans 6
John 13:
John 3:3-15
acts 6:2
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