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Who Do You Serve?
Serve
We often use this word losely or even sometimes out of content.
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To work for; to bestow the labor of body and mind in the employment of another.
2. To act as the minister of; to perform official duties to; as, a minister serves his prince.
3. To attend at command; to wait on.
4. To obey; to perform duties in the employment of; as, to serve the king or the country in the army or navy.
Samuel - example of true servitude.
Abraham’s servant - example....
I. SOME SERVE THE GOD OF MATERIAL WEALTH
1.
The Rich Fool, Luke 12:16–20—ruler…
2. Those who depend solely upon the material…
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The person who serves the god of materialism never thinks of others—only of self…
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He has a false concept of real happiness…
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He has a blind concept of the future…
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SOME SERVE THE GOD OF FORMAL RELIGION
1. Formalism offers beauty, but no peace… Pageantry—ceremony—no inner peace…
2. Popularity—but no heaven…
3. Appeasement—but no assurance…
4. Religion—but no salvation…
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SOME SERVE THE GOD OF FLESHLY DESIRE
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Those who serve the God of fleshly desire do not know the value of real Christian friendship…
2. They forsake the best friends they ever had…
“Jesus is the friend that sticketh closer than a brother“…
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They will never be used of God to bless others…
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SOME SERVE THE GOD OF THE FEAR OF MAN
1. Fear of what others will think…
2. Fear of what others will say…
3. Fear of man will rob you of blessings…
V. SOME SERVE THE GOD OF GLORY
1. Serving the God of glory brings peace and contentment…
2. Strength in time of temptation…
3. Hope in the hours of darkness…
4. Deliverance in the hour of trial…
5. Grace to pray for your wayward friends…
6. Brightens the valley when you face death,
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