hey guys! the 2nd half of the year is upon us, and we have to think about what are we going to do regarding the youth anniv!
currently we are scheduled to do guitar hero, but if that one takes a bigger stage, and maybe we'll be doing polaroid photos! so it all depends. :D
i'll leave you all with ps aaron's WWN for this week. This was from Stretch camp when he shared this to many of the young ones, and i think it holds much truths for us too. Please tell me whether you want parts 2 and 3 too, cause i think not many online traffic coming here.. haha
FROM DIAKONOS TO DOULOS (Part 1 of 3)
For the next three weeks, I would like to share with us about servant-hood using three broad points. They are:
* Your decision to serve will position you before your destiny.
* Your serving will launch you into your destiny.
* Your attitude in serving will keep you walking in your destiny.
I hope you will be blessed as you read them.
MAIN TEXT: Matt 20:26-28
1. YOU DECISION TO SERVE WILL POSITION YOU BEFORE YOUR DESTINY
“And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ…”
Eph 4:11, 12 (NKJV)
In v12: Jesus wants His followers to be trained in skilled servant work. Jesus wants every Christian to be a minister. What is “ministry”? It comes from the Greek word diakonos which is “to serve.” Therefore, “ministry” is simply “serving.” Ministry is using whatever God has given me to serve Him and the needs of others.
God has put in us talents and gifts so that we can use them to serve.
“Each of you has been blessed with one of God's many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well.”
1. Pe 4:10 (CEV)
So, there is no excuse for us not serving. God has put something in our life for us to use to serve and He has prepared a place for us to serve. Therefore, we must make a decision to want to start serving!
2. YOUR SERVING WILL LAUNCH YOU INTO YOUR DESTINY
In Gen 24, we have the story of Rebekah and Abraham’s servant Eliezer. Abraham was sending out his chief servant Eliezer (Gen 15:2) to look for a bride for his son Isaac. Eliezer did not go around looking for a successful lady in the society, or someone who is well educated and intelligent. Eliezer simply prayed to God to give him a girl who could serve (v14).
After he has journeyed for a whole day, he was thirsty. He came to a well and many women were there and there was one girl that stood out and her name was Rebekah. Rebekah really works hard! She serves not only Eliezer, a total stranger, she went the extra mile to serve and feed his camels!
As Rebekah serves Eliezer, she qualifies herself to be Isaac’s wife (v14) and she became part of the lineage that 42 generations later brought forth Jesus Christ. Her one act of serving brought her into her destiny.
Serving in the New Testament is many times a verb. It is action. And it is not a passive type of serving but an active type of serving. It must be continuous.
Our act of serving will launch us into our destiny! If you want to discover the purpose God has for you, start serving. Start getting involved in a ministry. If we want to walk in the destiny that God has prepare for us, then serving must be part of our lifestyle.
In fact, it was Jesus who said this…that if you want to be great, then you must serve. Turn with me to Matt 20:26.
“Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to be become great among you must be your servant…”
Matt 20:26 (NIV)
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