“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” – Hebrew 10:24-25
We need each other. We cannot make it on our own. God calls us to get together regularly to encourage and to motivate each other to live vibrant lives of service and faith. With the day of Jesus' return and our ultimate victory on the horizon, we should be motivated even more to help and to encourage each other.
Why should we serve one another?
Serving is the best use of my TIME.
Here’s a riddle for you. We each have the same amount – but we each have a different amount. What is it? T-I-M-E!
We each have 24 hours in each day. Yet each of us have a different life span. 1 Corinthians 15:58 in the Message Bible says: “Throw yourselves into the work of time or effort”. 1 Corinthians 15:58.
If you’re in Children’s nursery ministry and you change a diaper, it’s not without value. If you pick up a piece of trash on your way into Sunday morning worship, because you say, “Someone walking in who needs to know Jesus might be turned off by this,” that’s not worthless. It’s of value. If you open a door for someone who needs help and you do it in the name of Jesus, it’s not a waste of time.
The Bible says, whatever you do, if it is done to the glory of God, it all counts. It’s not so much God’s glory? What’s my attitude? Time is something that all of us have. What makes a great servant different is the way they use their time. Are you using it to serve others or are you using it to serve self?
Thoughts
"Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness." - Blaise Pascal
"Whence comes this idea that if what we are doing is fun, it can't be God's will? The God who made giraffes, a baby's fingernails, a puppy's tail, a crooknecked squash, the bobwhite's call, and a young girl's giggle, has a sense of humor. Make no mistake about that." - Catherine Marshall
[Message No: 6640]
We need each other. We cannot make it on our own. God calls us to get together regularly to encourage and to motivate each other to live vibrant lives of service and faith. With the day of Jesus' return and our ultimate victory on the horizon, we should be motivated even more to help and to encourage each other.
Why should we serve one another?
Serving is the best use of my TIME.
Here’s a riddle for you. We each have the same amount – but we each have a different amount. What is it? T-I-M-E!
We each have 24 hours in each day. Yet each of us have a different life span. 1 Corinthians 15:58 in the Message Bible says: “Throw yourselves into the work of time or effort”. 1 Corinthians 15:58.
If you’re in Children’s nursery ministry and you change a diaper, it’s not without value. If you pick up a piece of trash on your way into Sunday morning worship, because you say, “Someone walking in who needs to know Jesus might be turned off by this,” that’s not worthless. It’s of value. If you open a door for someone who needs help and you do it in the name of Jesus, it’s not a waste of time.
The Bible says, whatever you do, if it is done to the glory of God, it all counts. It’s not so much God’s glory? What’s my attitude? Time is something that all of us have. What makes a great servant different is the way they use their time. Are you using it to serve others or are you using it to serve self?
Thoughts
"Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness." - Blaise Pascal
"Whence comes this idea that if what we are doing is fun, it can't be God's will? The God who made giraffes, a baby's fingernails, a puppy's tail, a crooknecked squash, the bobwhite's call, and a young girl's giggle, has a sense of humor. Make no mistake about that." - Catherine Marshall
[Message No: 6640]
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