OUR MISSION…to see lives changed through a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
Matthew 20:20-28 (NLT)
20 “Then the mother of James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus with her sons. She knelt respectfully to ask a favor.
21 “What is your request?” he asked. She replied, “In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.”
22 But Jesus answered by saying to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink? “Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”
- The church is a people who
23 “Jesus told them, “You will indeed drink from my bitter cup. But I have no right to say who will sit on my right or my left. My Father has prepared those places for the ones he has chosen.”
24 When the ten other disciples heard what James and John had asked, they were indignant.
25 But Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.”
Attitudes of Arrogant People:
- They consider themselves as more
- They consider themselves too important for any
26 “But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant,
27 and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave.”
- Jesus followers make serving others a
28 “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
- Jesus followers
“Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.” Philippians 2:4 (MSG)
Talk It Over:
What is the best service you have ever had at a business? What made it special?
What attitudes are best when serving others?
Read Matthew 20:25-28. What does a true servant of Jesus look like? Is that you?
Action Step:
Find a ministry team to serve with at church or start a ministry to meet a need.