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“Shaped for Serving God”
/40 Days of Purpose/
West Side Baptist Church
November 9, 2003
Pastor Scott Thielen
Text: Ephesians 2:10
Idea: Every believer is shaped by God to serve.
We have been created and redeemed by God’s grace and given unique opportunities to express that grace as God’s servants.
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Introduction
!!! Hook
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Everything has a shape.
But not every shape is obvious.
Some things are not what they seem.
Let’s have a little fun, here.
I’ll show you an object, and you decide what it is.
Simple enough?
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What is it?
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Is it a flower?
Is it a person?
Is it Elvis?
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Is it a mountain range?
Is it a crown?
Or is it Elvis?
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Is it a dolphin?
Is it a new Cougar logo for WSU?
Or is it Elvis?
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Here’s the point.
Everything has a SHAPE, because everything has a PURPOSE…and there are different shapes because there are different purposes.
* For example, if a doctor diagnoses you with high blood pressure, he’s not going to prescribe a cast on your leg.
There are different kinds of treatments for different problems.
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This raises the question: What is my shape?
F/or what purpose did God make me?/ Question everybody asks: “Why did God make me this way?”
!!! Need~/Common Ground—Elvis Presley
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For several weeks, Elvis’ album of greatest hits was the number one record in the nation, 25 years after the guy died!
But, in spite of his enormous success, Elvis was, according to friends, an unfulfilled and unhappy man.
His wife Priscilla said this in an interview:
“Elvis never came to terms with who he was meant to be or what his purpose in life was.
He thought he was here for a reason, maybe to preach, maybe to serve, maybe to save, maybe to care for people…”
Elvis didn’t have a clue where to begin to look.
Today we’re all going to get a clue about why God made us the way He did.
!! Review
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We started the 40 Days of Purpose with the lesson that God is not satisfied with anything less than everything!
My ultimate purpose is to bring glory to God in Christ.
That ultimate purpose is lived out in five ways:
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Purpose #1… Worship.
And as we learned, worship is about showing God our gratitude; it’s “one leper returning to Jesus.”
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Purpose #2… Fellowship.
Fellowship is sincere love in action and connection in Christ.
We love God with all we have, and then we show that love tone another.
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Purpose #3… Discipleship.
Christ gives us all we need to live a godly life, so we give him all we have to live a godly life.
!! Transition
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And today we consider Purpose #4… MINISTRY.
We serve God by serving others.
Next week is our final purpose, to find our mission in the world.
But today I want to focus our attention on the ministry we are to have in the church.
Now, as soon as I start talking about serving in the church, some of you are rolling your eyes.
You didn’t come for a sales pitch to be recruited to the youth ministry.
Well, just relax.
You’re safe.
No recruiting today.
But we do need to look honestly at why serving in the church family is so important.
All of us at one time or another have wondered why God made us the way He did.
We look at other people and wish God had made us that way.
Or we start thinking everybody is supposed to be just like we are.
What happens when we forget that God made us the way we are for a reason?
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Drama—“The Exchange Counter”
· The folly of trying to change the way God shapes us rather than accepting it as His gracious gift.
Guys who go to a store to exchange their spiritual gifts because they don’t like what God gave them.
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The church is not a store where we pick and choose what we want from God.
It is a place where we belong, because God made us in such a special way that we fit just like a puzzle piece fits into a puzzle.
~~ I Don't Do...—Sometimes we don’t want to get involved in ministry because we’re convinced there’s nothing that exactly fits our abilities.
But I am so thankful for those people who are unwilling to serve when needed because they “don’t do” this or that.
Just think about how other people have helped you because they were willing to serve.
Here’s a sampling from Leonard Sweet:
The world's a better place because /Michelangelo/ did not say, “I don't do ceilings.”
The world's a better place because a German monk named /Martin Luther/ did not say, "I don't do doors."
The world's a better place because an Oxford don named /John Wesley /didn't say, "I don't do preaching in fields."
The world's a better place because /Moses/ didn't say, "I don't do Pharaohs or mass migrations."
The world's a better place because /Noah/ didn't say, "I don't do arks and animals."
The world's a better place because /Rahab/ didn't say, "I don't do enemy spies."
The world's a better place because /Ruth/ didn't say, "I don't do mothers-in-law."
The world's a better place because /Samuel/ didn't say, "I don't do mornings."
The world's a better place because /David/ didn't say, "I don't do giants."
The world's a better place because /Peter/ didn't say, "I don't do Gentiles."
The world's a better place because /John/ didn't say, "I don't do deserts."
The world's a better place because /Mary/ didn't say, "I don't do virgin births."
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