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Faithful in Service
Faithful in Service
If someone described your actions with the word ALWAYS…
He always… She always…
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WHAT WOULD OTHERS SAY THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS DOING?
WHAT WOULD OTHERS SAY THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS DOING?
Encouraging—Griping, Faults—Finding good.
Working, Video games, Working out, Business, Sharing X, Instagram
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our Series is SELFLESS but we live in a world
Self-Serving—Self-Gratifying—Self-Promoting Culture
The Art of Self-Promotion—6 Ways to get Your Work Discovered
Forbes—Self Promotion is a Skill
40 Ways to Self-Promote Without Being a Jerk
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More than ½ teens want to be famous (YouTuber)
Want to be the G.O.A.T! (Greatest Of All Times)
The problem is that if you want to follow JC it’s the opposite of self-promotion Selfish
The bible gives you the formula for you to be the GOAT...
11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
You don’t promote your self
He calls us to be selfless
Serving is not something that we do, it’s an action that reflects who we are.
Serving isn’t just what we do. A servant is who we are.
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WHAT ARE YOU ALWAYS DOING?
WHAT ARE YOU ALWAYS DOING?
36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor.
36 Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.
Dorcas = 1st Greek female mentioned in NT - meaning = Gazelle.
Sewing clothes for the poor—Caring for widows.
Peter raised her from the dead—Sparked many coming to X.
Instead Always Serving self—Always Serving Others
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HOW DO WE BECOME A FAITHFUL SERVANT?
HOW DO WE BECOME A FAITHFUL SERVANT?
Not great at a lot—What I can offer isn’t that important—Who am I?
BRING A LUNCH. (3 stories—3 statements)
OFFER A RIDE.
CARRY A TOWEL.
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BRING A LUNCH
BRING A LUNCH
King David—War Hero—Brave King—Man after God’s heart
Rose to notoriety by slaying a Goliath.
Loved—Honored—Women songs to him
Why was David great?
Most think David was great because he won the battle
David was great because he carried a basket!
David 1 of 8 of Jesse’s sons—Oldest sons fighting Philistines.
17 One day Jesse said to David, “Take this basket of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread, and carry them quickly to your brothers... 18 See how your brothers are getting along, and bring back a report on how they are doing.”
17 And Jesse said to David his son, “Take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers.
18 Also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See if your brothers are well, and bring some token from them.”
Want to win the battle?—First you have to carry a basket.
Want to win the battle?—First you have to carry a basket.
Want to be great — willing to do the insignificant, behind the seen, out of spotlight, others focused — Selfless
To be promoted in the kingdom of God is never by self-promotion it’s alway by serving.
Greatest is the one who serves—Bring a lunch!
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OFFER A RIDE
OFFER A RIDE
About 553 years before event occurred—Prophet Zechariah declared
King would ride into Jerusalem humbly on a donkey
9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king comes to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, and on a male donkey, the foal of a female donkey!
Shocking—White Horse—Servants—Robe—Crown
Cruising in stretch Limo (Paparazzi)—Moped.
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If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say, 'The Lord needs it.'
31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’ ”
Never ridden—Some businessman
Don’t know name—What he did—How many owned.
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Didn’t do—Unridden—Cost extra.
Isn’t Eeyore, Luxury donkey—No miles—Highest end hooves
Gift made a way for Jesus!
Bring a lunch—Offer a Ride
CARRY A TOWEL
CARRY A TOWEL
Just before the Passover— Thursday night—Secret meeting upper room
Jesus knew he was about to give life.
Argument spins up—Who is the greatest?
24 A dispute also arose among them, as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.
25 And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors.
26 But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.
27 For who is the greater, one who reclines at table or one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at table? But I am among you as the one who serves.
John—Loved, Peter—Water, Bartholomew
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4 So [Jesus] got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. 5 After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet…
4 rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.
5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
Feet Washing - costume - you travel feet get dirty
Call servant — Low and humiliating task —
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Dinner: Selfish hearts—Dirty feet.
Jesus stopped doing—Got up—grabs a towel—washes feet.
Who is JESUS?
Jesus, Son of God Living Water, Lamb of God, True Vine
Bread of Life, Light of the world, Living Stone, King of glory
Prince of Peace, Great high priest, Righteous Judge, Chosen One
King of Kings and Lord of Lords — Alpha and Omega
Our redeemer—rock—sanctification—righteousness kneels & washes feet
Didn’t come to be served — but to Serve
Didn’t come to be served — but to Serve
Bring a lunch — Offer a ride — Carry a towel
Bring a lunch — Offer a ride — Carry a towel
When you serve others—You are serving Christ!
Clothed me—Fed me—You visited me—Invite me?
When—Least of these—To me.
35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
40 And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
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Can’t do much — In the Kingdom of God — The little things are big things.
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What are you always doing?
What are you always doing?
Hold a baby—Greet a guest—Open your home—Carry a bag
Welcome stranger—Love teen—Read to child—Cook dinner—Give coat.
Bring a lunch—Offer a ride—Carry a towel.
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Well done my good and faithful…
11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.
35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,
36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?
39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.