"Serving Others, Serving the Lord" (Romans 12:10-11)

Serving One Another (Romans 12:10)

Serving one another needs to be motivated by love.

Serving one another needs to be done with the love of a covenant family.

Serving one another needs to be humble and sacrificial.

Serving the Lord (Romans 12:11)

τῇ σπουδῇ μὴ ὀκνηροί, τῷ πνεύματι ζέοντες, τῷ κυρίῳ δουλεύοντες, (Rom. 12:11 BGT)

Serving the Lord needs to be motivated by love.

Serving the Lord needs to be with full effort and zeal.

Serving the Lord needs to be with enthusiasm and whole-hearted commitment.

Acts 18:24–26 NIV

24 Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was a learned man, with a thorough knowledge of the Scriptures. 25 He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.

Romans 6:17–18 NIV

17 But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. 18 You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

Main Idea: Christians that have been transformed by the love and grace of God serve the Lord with love and zeal and serve one another with love and humility.