choose to serve others

If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

There is nothing better than the stuff that happens when we make much of helping people. It could be the simple act of letting someone go in front of you at the grocery store or as difficult of mowing a yard or paying a bill for a neighbor.

The act of serving another person changes you and others. I sat with a group of church leaders early this week and talked about an opportunity to serve. It was obvious that no one in the room was concerned about who or whose church gets the credit. Each one wanted to serve others! Now, that was incredible.

Here are a few quotes that have crossed my path this week:

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. --- Mahatma Gandhi

If you can't do great things, Mother Teresa used to say, do little things with great love. If you can't do them with great love, do them with a little love. If you can't do them with a little love, do them anyway. Love grows when people serve. ― John Ortberg

If you're not making someone else's life better, then you're wasting your time. Your life will become better by making other lives better. ― Will Smith

3 different people. One from history, one pastor and writer from our day, and the other an actor who has starred in some of the greatest movies of my time… each has shown to be a servant and a giver. We need to learn from others.

Find a way to serve. Find a place to serve. There are plenty of people around you who have a need that you can meet. But the biggest thing people need is to see what love looks like. May we exemplify the same that Jesus lived for others to see

Galatians 5:13 NIV

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

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