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CORE: Serving Matters

Senior Pastor Jeff Maness
September 29, 2024

None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful. —Mother Theresa

Serving Matters — Followers of Jesus should serve in areas that use their God-given gifts to strengthen and build up the Church and others.

Romans 12, Ephesians 4, 1 Corinthians 12, 1 Peter 4

Big Question: How do I live a serving matters life?
Main Scripture: Matthew 10:5-42

Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: “Don’t go to the Gentiles or the Samaritans, 6 but only to the people of Israel—God’s lost sheep. 7 Go and announce to them that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received! —Matthew 10:5-8


How do I live a serving matters life?
1. Be willing to pour


How do I live a serving matters life?
1. Be willing to pour
2. Be waiting for provision

“Don’t take any money in your money belts—no gold, silver, or even copper coins. 10a Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. —Matthew 10:9-10a

When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time. 20 For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. —Matthew 10:19-20

Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. 30 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows. —Matthew 10:28-31

If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine. 38 If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine. 39 If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. 40 Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me. —Matthew 10:37-40


How do I live a serving matters life?
1. Be willing to pour
2. Be waiting for provision
3. Be watching for purpose

And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded. —Matthew 10:42

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