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It is interesting how Pope Francis became such a well known and beloved Pope among those outside the Catholic church.
Applause.
It is interesting how Pope Francis became such a well known and beloved Pope among those outside the Catholic church.
People respect him.
He apparently snuck out at night to visit the homeless.
There is a genuineness and humility that is respected.
He also invited homeless men to his 80th birthday breakfast.
Why does he do this?
He views himself as a servant to the low and least of these.
Paul writes (ESV) “Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus...”
Why? because this is who we are.
(ESV) “rose from supper.
He [Jesus] laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.
5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.”
This is the job for the lowest servant.
They all come to this important meal and there is no servant there.
There is a towel but noone wants to pick-up the towel.
Jesus picks up the towel.
4 rose from supper.
He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.
5 Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.
(ESV)
14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
15 For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.
16 Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
17 If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.
INTRO
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Today we are going to talk about how King Jesus the creator of the galaxies, humbled himself as a servant and how he desires to make us servants as well.
We are Servants.
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We are talking about our identity in Christ and how WHO we are impacts HOW we live.
Identity: Jesus-centered Family of Sent Servants.
We are servants because we are “In Christ” (remember Ironman from last week).
We are baptized in the name of the Son, receive a new identity and have a new responsibility.
Let’s see if we can
Series.
We are talking about our identity in Christ and how WHO we are impacts HOW we live.
Today we are talking about Servanthood.
++++3 volunteers. 1 stands on chair. 2 sit on floor.
“Who is higher?”
/// #1 lift #2.
“Now what?” ?
Applause.
Servants: Lowly Lifters
Today we are talking about the servant aspect of our identity.
Jesus-followers are servants.
This is who we are.
1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:
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This passage teaches us about new identity.
We are servants.
1. Recognize I am low.
Eph 2:4-5
I need salvation.
I can't save myself.
"not a result of work" We won't serve others unless we see ourselves as low and in need.
We are low.
We aren’t the one standing tall, we are one on the ground, spiritually bankrupt.
2. Receive Jesus' Lifting by trusting him.
saved by grace.
+++Picking teams - we choose the strong and fast.
God doesn't look at us choosing us based on if we can stand up and look strong.
He gives us what we don’t deserve, he lifts the low, the least, the last, the lacking.
Grace is undeserved.
It is the opposite of Karma.
Karma is about achieving, it is output leading to input.
Be generous and generosity will come back to you.
It is cause and effect.
Cause: work hard.
Effect: success.
/ Cause: be irresponsible: effect: struggle financially.
With this thinking, it comes back to our choices, we design our destiny, we create the cause and therefore, can make ourselves good.
Grace isn’t achieving, it is receiving.
When it comes to “cause and effect” we aren’t a part of the cause.
God initiates the cause & we are effected.
Grace is scary, threatening.
To receive help, you lose control.
Our belief in grace is expressed in our willingness to die to self and serve others and also in our willingness to die to self and allow others to serve us in our weakness and pain.
Grace is scary.
Dying is losing control.
Grace is scary, threatening.
To receive help, you lose control.
Our belief in grace is expressed in our willingness to die to self and serve others and also in our willingness to die to self and allow others to serve us in our weakness and pain.
Grace is scary.
Dying is losing control.
KELLER
“If you’re willing to acknowledge how weak you are, if you walk out of here saying, “I’m not that bad.
I don’t need it that bad.
I’m not dead needing life.
I’m not a sinner needing righteousness.
I’m not a sinner needing forgiveness.
I’m okay.
I just need a little bit of help,” if you won’t acknowledge your weakness, you’ll never get his strength.
That’s the deal.
He got you strength by becoming weak for you, and you can only get his strength by acknowledging your weakness to him.”
- Timothy Keller
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