1. 1 Timothy 1:12
“I thank Christ Jesus our Lord…. Because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry”

2. “A Servant of God” Serve like Prodigal Son- Luke 15:18,19
Psalm 123:1, Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the LORD our God, Until He has mercy on us.”

3. “O Master Let Me Walk With Thee, in Lowly Paths of Service Free”

4. Life in Christ a Matter of Walking With God
Faithful Men Walking with God
Enoch – Genesis 5:24; Hebrews 11:5
Noah – Genesis 6:9
Walking with God = friendship & close companionship

5. Life in Christ a Matter of Walking With God
Requires Walking in His Truth
1 John 1:5-7
Zacharias & Elizabeth – Luke 1:5,6
Psalm 86:11 “I will walk in Your truth”
Isaiah 2:3 “we will walk in His paths”

6. Life in Christ a Matter of Walking With God
He is our Master & We are His Disciples
Disciple = learner, follower, one under discipline of another
We must live with the Master & adopt His manner of life & character – Matthew 28:19,20
Not always easy – John 6:66

7. We Walk With The Lord in Paths of Service
A life of Service- Matthew 20:25,26
Acts 20:35 “more blessed to give”
Not Servitude but Master that makes slavery Degrading – Exodus 21:5,6
Jesus a Servant – Luke 22:27
Matthew 20:28; Galatians 6:2; 2Corinthians 12:15

8. We Walk With The Lord in Paths of Service
His service to us Great Example-
John 13:1-17 NKJV 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God, 4 rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. 5 After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded. 16 "Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.”

9. Being a Disciple of Christ is an Opportunity & Privilege
1 Timothy 1:12
1 Corinthians 15:9,10
Discipleship is an entire way of life, not just one of our many “activities.”
When we Walk With The Lord, we come to Know Him- John 17:3

10. “Sing with the understanding” 1 Corinthians 14:15