Engaged Life:
Week 3 - Serve Sacrificially
August 28th, 2022
Pastor Kyle Johnson
We engage our spiritual life when we connect deeply, give generously and…
Serve
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. —Hebrews 10:24 (NIV)
What Jesus did…
He
But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. 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. —Matthew 20:26-28 (NLT)
And invited
When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things. By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” But he answered, “You give them something to eat.” —Mark 6:34-37a (NIV)
Jesus
They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?” “How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.” —Mark 6:37b-38 (NIV)
What can you
What are some of your biggest
What do you feel is your
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. —John 14:12 (NIV)
Notes:
Discussion Questions:
1 – Can you remember a time when you did not receive good service? How did you respond?
2 – How much of the time do you feel you are serving others? What does that look like?
3 – Do you see how God is moving in and through you when you serve others?
4 – Read John 14:12. What does that inspire you to do?