Living a Life
of 5-Star Service
From congregational readings in Mark 9-13, April 20,
‘08 – bk@kluth.org
OUR VISION: Bring help and hope
as we develop fully devoted followers of Christ.
WE VALUE: Consecrate yourself to Christian service
with
your God-given time, abilities, gifts, and desires.
Mark
9:33-37 (Jesus asked the disciples) “What were you
arguing about on the road?" But they kept quiet because on the way they
had argued about who was the greatest. Sitting
down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, "If anyone wants to be first, he
must be the very last, and the servant of all." He took a little child and had him stand among
them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, "Whoever welcomes one of
these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not
welcome me but the one who sent me."
Mark
10:42-45 (Jesus called his disciples and said) "You
know that in this world kings are tyrants, and officials lord it over the
people beneath them. But among you it
should be quite different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your
servant, and
whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all. For even I, the Son
of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others, and to give my life as
a ransom for many."
What is “ministry”?
Greek definition is “diakonos” = “to serve”.
Spiritual gifting
1
Cor 7:7 Each
man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
1
Cor 12:4-7 Now there are different
kinds of spiritual gifts, but it is the same Holy Spirit who is the source of
them all. There are different kinds of service in the church, but it is the
same Lord we are serving. There are
different ways God works in our lives, but it is the same God who does the work
through all of us. A spiritual gift is given to each of us as a means of
helping the entire church.
Energizing
Phil
2:13 It is God who works in you to will and to act
according to his good purpose.
Rescues
Acts
9:36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha
(which, when translated,
is Dorcas), who was always doing good and helping the
poor.
Gal
6:9-10 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do
not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good
to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. Gal
5:13 Serve one another in love.
Values
Ps
139:13-14 You created my inmost
being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and
wonderfully made;
your works are
wonderful, I know that full well.
Eph
2:10 We are God's workmanship, created in Christ
Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Experiences
Rom
8:28 We know that in all things God works for the
good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
2
Cor 1:4 [God]comforts us in
all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort
we ourselves have received from God.
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