We are to serve other church members. We are to serve our community. We are to serve the rest of the world. Serve Others

WE CANNOT BE A ME CHURCH AND PLEASE GOD! The Me church goes against BOTH of the most important commandments! Serve Others

John 13:34-35, “A new command I give you: Love one another John 13:34-35, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” Serve Others

John 13:12-17 “When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. ‘Do you understand what I have done for you?’ he asked them. ‘You call me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, for that is what I am. Serve Others

Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.” Serve Others

Loving others is serving others. Serve Others

II. WE MUST DEVELOP A SERVANT’S HEART. Serve Others

“UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL” John 13:1 “It was just before the Passover Feast. Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he now showed them the full extent of his love.” “UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL” Serve Others

“There is something mystical about servanthood because God is a servant. When we serve others, we more fully reflect the image of God, and our hearts begin to resonate with the heart of God. We may never be more like God than when we’re serving from a purely selfless motivation.” (Erwin McManus) Serve Others

“Give in to all the weaknesses and infirmities of your fellow-man, cover their frailties, love their excellences, encourage their virtues, relieve their wants, rejoice in their prosperities, be compassionate in their distress, receive their friendship, overlook their unkindness, forgive their malice, be a servant of servants, and agree to do the lowest offices to the lowest of mankind.” (William Law) Serve Others

We must learn the difference between choosing to serve and choosing to be a servant. Serve Others

“Small deeds done with great love will change the world.” Serve Others

Lifeboat 14 (April 14, 1912; Fifth Office Harold Lowe) We must be Lifeboat 14 for Madison! Lifeboat 14 (April 14, 1912; Fifth Office Harold Lowe) Serve Others