Introduction A. We have seen how the Jews were perplexed over what appeared to be two very different Messiahs in Old Tes...
Serving God Instead of Men
Introduction A. As much as Jesus sought to serve the people around Him, He made it clear that He answered to none but the...
Teaching Others to Serve
Introduction A. When we see Jesus teaching the disciples to serve, we might wonder why He would send this pitiful band to...
Serving the Sick
Introduction A. Sick folks aren’t always pleasant company. B. Man wanted nothing to do with Christ in His affliction...
Preparing to Serve
Introduction A. A good servant is always prepared, and this is true all the more in one’s service to God (Luke 12:47). B...
Slaves of God
Introduction A. A slave is one who renders service not as a matter of choice, but because he is subject to a will other than his own. B. If the thought of slavery is despised in modern America, it was utterly detested by the people of Greece and Rome. C. To men who cherish freedom, Paul says we must be slaves (Romans 6). I. Whether we like it or not, we are all slaves. A. At some point in our lives we all become slaves to sin (John 8:31-34...
None of Self
Introduction Of all the virtues that Christianity teaches, selflessness lies at the center, for until we learn to give up ourselves and to put God first, we will never know what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. I. The world tells us to watch out first for ourselves. A. Selfish men of the Bible include Lot (Genesis 13:10-12), Achan (Joshua 7:21), and Ahab (1 Kings 21:1-10). B. In each case the fruit of selfishness was destruction (Genesis 19:24-38...