1. “IMPROVING YOUR SERVE” 1 CORINTHIANS 3:16-4:5

2. WIMBLEDON WEEK STARTS Wimbledon oldest tennis tournament in the WorldWimbledon oldest tennis tournament in the World Most prestigious.Most prestigious. Thousands of tennis fans flock to Wimbledon to eat strawberries and watch their heroes smash balls at each other at over 100 miles per hour.Thousands of tennis fans flock to Wimbledon to eat strawberries and watch their heroes smash balls at each other at over 100 miles per hour.

3. WIMBLEDON WEEK STARTS 1.First person to be disqualified? 2.How old and how much do ball boys and girls earn? 3.Wimbledon always starts on the sixth Monday before the first Monday of August. True or false? 4.Youngest player ever? 5.How many kilogrammes of strawberries and litres of cream are eaten?

4. WIMBLEDON WEEK STARTS 1.First person to be disqualified? Tim Henman 1995 2.How old and how much do ball boys and girls earn? Average 15 years / 2 weeks = £150 3.Wimbledon always starts on the sixth Monday before the first Monday of August. True 4.Youngest player ever? 4.Youngest player ever? Mita Klima from Austria, who was 13 years old when she played in 1907. 5.How many kilogrammes of strawberries and litres of cream are eaten? 28000 Kg / 7000 Litres

5. 1 CORINTHIANS 3:16-4:5 The Corinthians problem: Corinth was more in the church than the church was in Corinth!The Corinthians problem: Corinth was more in the church than the church was in Corinth! Big Idea: Christian leaders are called to be servants and not celebritiesBig Idea: Christian leaders are called to be servants and not celebrities The Christian church is here to magnify the message and mission of their master, Jesus.The Christian church is here to magnify the message and mission of their master, Jesus.

6. 1 CORINTHIANS 3:14-4:5 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives among you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become ‘fools’ so that you may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight.

7. 1 CORINTHIANS 3:14-4:5 As it is written: ‘He catches the wise in their craftiness’; and again, ‘The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.’[b] So then, no more boasting about human leaders! All things are yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future – all are yours, and you are of Christ, and Christ is of God.

8. 1 CORINTHIANS 3:14-4:5 This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself. This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indeed, I do not even judge myself.

9. 1 CORINTHIANS 3:14-4:5 My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God.

10. (1) THE HOLY SPIRIT’S PRESENCE BRINGS GOD’S PRESENTS” It is in being together that God reveals His presence & powerIt is in being together that God reveals His presence & power “You yourselves are God’s temple” (3:16)“You yourselves are God’s temple” (3:16) In Greek: Temple (outer) = hieros; Temple (inner) = naosIn Greek: Temple (outer) = hieros; Temple (inner) = naos

11. (2) “BEFORE GOD CAN USE US TO TURN THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN HE MUST TURN OUR THINKING UPSIDE DOWN” What the world calls smart, God calls stupidWhat the world calls smart, God calls stupid “Become fools so that you might become wise” (3:18)“Become fools so that you might become wise” (3:18) “True leadership and having a following (celebrity) should not be confused” (A.W.Tozer)“True leadership and having a following (celebrity) should not be confused” (A.W.Tozer)

12. (3) “CHRISTIAN IS CALLED TO A LIFE OF SERVICE NOT SERVE-US” Service is more about attitude than gratitudeService is more about attitude than gratitude “regard us as servants of Christ” (4:1)“regard us as servants of Christ” (4:1) In classical Greek: “hyperetes” (= servant) was a rower of the lowest classIn classical Greek: “hyperetes” (= servant) was a rower of the lowest class

13. (4) “WHAT GOD THINKS ABOUT YOU IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT YOU” We judge others by their actions, God judges people by their motivesWe judge others by their actions, God judges people by their motives “What is hidden in darkness.., the motives of the heart” (4:5)“What is hidden in darkness.., the motives of the heart” (4:5) Illustration: Lie detector determines whether we are speaking the truthIllustration: Lie detector determines whether we are speaking the truth

14. a.Practice God’s presence b.Let the Bible give your brain a wash! c.Have a check up from the neck up! d.Postpone judgement of others & yourself!

15. WIMBLEDON WEEK STARTS Wimbledon values those with the best serviceWimbledon values those with the best service God values those with the best service attitudeGod values those with the best service attitude

16. “IMPROVING YOUR SERVE” 1 CORINTHIANS 3:16-4:5