SERVE: OPENING MY GIFT (2 OF 4)
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10-11
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Serve: Opening My Gift (2 of 4)
Series: All Things New
James Merritt
1 Peter 4:10-11
Introduction
1. Let me begin by asking you a question: ‘‘How many of you have been ordained to be ministers?’’ (See raised hands). Here is my second question: ‘‘How many of you are obligated to God to be ministers?’’ Frankly, that should get a unanimous vote.
2. One of the great misnomers of our day and misunderstood words is that word ‘‘minister.’’ That word normally makes you think of an ordained clergyman, someone who is seminary trained, but that actually reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of both the word and the concept. You might be surprised to learn that the word ‘‘minister’’ derives from the Latin word for ‘‘servant’’ or ‘‘attendant.’’ It is based on the root word minus, which means ‘‘less.’’ Technically, a ‘‘minister’’ is someone of ‘‘lesser rank or status and someone whose job is it to serve, not to be served.’’
3. The overwhelming truth is when Jesus Christ becomes your master you are to become his minister. Jesus himself said in Mark 10:45, ‘‘For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’’ (Mark 10:45, NIV)
And just as God sent Jesus to serve us, Jesus has now commissioned all of us to serve others.
4. We are in a series we are calling ‘‘All Things New.’’ When you give your life to Christ, you become a new person. A new person should live a new life. We believe as a church that that new life should revolve around four key elements. We have talked about worship (the importance of having a walk with God and expressing that walk through corporate and individual worship.) We have talked about disciple and being a disciple means you die to cultural Christianity and you live as a committed Christian. Today, we are talking about serve. We believe we have all been put here not to be served by others, but to serve others. It is important to know at the outset that ser ...
Series: All Things New
James Merritt
1 Peter 4:10-11
Introduction
1. Let me begin by asking you a question: ‘‘How many of you have been ordained to be ministers?’’ (See raised hands). Here is my second question: ‘‘How many of you are obligated to God to be ministers?’’ Frankly, that should get a unanimous vote.
2. One of the great misnomers of our day and misunderstood words is that word ‘‘minister.’’ That word normally makes you think of an ordained clergyman, someone who is seminary trained, but that actually reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of both the word and the concept. You might be surprised to learn that the word ‘‘minister’’ derives from the Latin word for ‘‘servant’’ or ‘‘attendant.’’ It is based on the root word minus, which means ‘‘less.’’ Technically, a ‘‘minister’’ is someone of ‘‘lesser rank or status and someone whose job is it to serve, not to be served.’’
3. The overwhelming truth is when Jesus Christ becomes your master you are to become his minister. Jesus himself said in Mark 10:45, ‘‘For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’’ (Mark 10:45, NIV)
And just as God sent Jesus to serve us, Jesus has now commissioned all of us to serve others.
4. We are in a series we are calling ‘‘All Things New.’’ When you give your life to Christ, you become a new person. A new person should live a new life. We believe as a church that that new life should revolve around four key elements. We have talked about worship (the importance of having a walk with God and expressing that walk through corporate and individual worship.) We have talked about disciple and being a disciple means you die to cultural Christianity and you live as a committed Christian. Today, we are talking about serve. We believe we have all been put here not to be served by others, but to serve others. It is important to know at the outset that ser ...
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