Our passage for today is John 13:1-17. I encourage you to open your bibles to read the passage with me. This is likely a familiar passage for many of you. What I would ask is that we let go of the thoughts that I have heard this before, and truly look at it with fresh eyes, as it were. When we started…

As we begin this morning, please turn in your copies of God’s Word to the Gospel of Mark 10: 28-52. We will be reading verses 35-45 shortly, so go ahead and have these verse ready for that time. Last Sunday morning in the Gospel of Mark, in the message entitled; A Tale of Two Hearts , taken from Mark…

INTRO: First of all, I would like to thank Mrs. Hutt for the invitation to speak this afternoon. When I recieved the call I was very surprised that somebody would want me to speak at something like this. I’ve always looked at those who are asked to speak at Graduation events as people who I hold in very…

If you want you to have true greatness, you’ve got to have great faith and because you’re great in faith, you’ll be a blessing and serve others.

November 20th 5:00 we will join our sending church Living Hope for a Thanksgiving dinner. There will be no Wednesday Bible study Thanksgiving week. INTRODUCTION Our message today is on serving. If you want to know how I come up with the topics for our messages, I’ll show you. I extract them from the…

You have been served, so serve by following the example

The Distinction of Servanthood 25 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 26 It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever would be…

Scientific Egos Katalin grew up in a small town west of Budapest, Hungary. Her family lived in a small house with only one room, a reed roof, no running water, no refrigerator, and no TV. She a very bright student and studied hard. She won a national biology competition allowing her to attend a major…

What does a great life look like? In 100 years time how would we like to be remembered? What would you like someone to write on yours? In this large section of Mark from 8 through 10, 3 times Jesus predicts his death, and tells his disciples what it will look like to follow him. But they are still caught…

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Mohammed Ali is quoted as saying, "I am the greatest!" But was he? We know the answer. Jesus Christ is the greatest, but He taught that He was on earth to serve. Are we striving for servanthood? Is it our ambition as Christians?

對主的認識不可含糊 主亲自提示：“你们说我是谁？” 怎樣才能真正的認識主 一般人對主的認識是那樣的含糊，原因就是在只有外面的看見，而沒有裏面的啟示。 只有在啟示裏才能真正認識主 保罗在以弗所书里面祈求神，把智慧和启示的灵赐给神的儿女； 基督顯明出來的途徑 马可福音是从门徒的角度来记载登山变像 “高山”的启示 不是活在討人的喜悅裏 十字架是跟隨主的路 得着生命与失去生命

Jesus leads His disciples into servanthood by setting the example for them.

Jesus paints a picture of Love, Forgivenness, and Humility that teaches us how to live a life of servanthood

Last week I talked to you about Job’s response to his suffering and how recognizing that everything comes from God and is a blessing no matter how long or short we may have it. This week we see Job move from his thankfulness and worship to perhaps a more open and honest response that any one of us might…

how to be a servant in the dorm

35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” 36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. 37 They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the other at your left in your glory.” 38 “You don’t know what you are asking,”…

The Messiah and Mission of Jesus wasnt exactly the same Messiah and Mission the disciples had in mind.