PHILIPPIANS 2:4 NCV
4 “Do not be interested only
in your own life,
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PHILIPPIANS 2:4 NCV
4 “But be interested
in the lives of others.”
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PHILIPPIANS 2:5 NCV
5 “In your lives you must think
and act like Christ Jesus.”
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PHILIPPIANS 2:6 NCV
6 “Christ Himself was like God
in everything. But He did not
think that being equal..”
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PHILIPPIANS 2:6 NCV
6 “With God was something to
be used for His own benefit.”
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PHILIPPIANS 2:7 NCV
7 “But He gave up His place with
God and made Himself
nothing.”
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PHILIPPIANS 2:7 NCV
7 “He was born as a man
and became like a servant.”
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The fundamental issue in living as
servants, as those committed to
meeting the needs of others,
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The fundamental issue in living as
servants, as those committed to
meeting the needs of others,
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is a deep down humility
that is willing to pick up the
servant’s towel regardless of
one’s status or station in life.
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No matter what one’s station or
condition in life, whether king or
peasant, slave or free, rich or
poor, strong or weak, brilliant or
slow of mind, nobleman or
common, etc.
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In Christ, God calls all Christians
to live as servants serving others
with the Lord Jesus as the perfect
example of One who, though God
of very God, took upon Himself
“the form of a servant.”
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When Jesus Christ came into
the world, it was not to come
into a wealthy man’s home
where all material things might
be His.
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When Jesus Christ came into
the world, it was not to come
into a wealthy man’s home
where all material things might
be His.
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The home was characterized by
poverty, He did not come into a
royal home so that He might be
respected as heir apparent even
though He has the right to rule
this earth.
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He was not born in Caesar’s
home so that in due course
He might follow His father to
the throne.
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His station in life was that of a
servant, a servant is
characterized not so much as
a person to be despised, but
as someone without rights;
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A servant submits himself to
the will of his master.
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What Paul emphasizes is that,
when Jesus Christ came into
the world, He came as One
who had no rights of His own.
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The One who had all the
rights that belonged to the
eternal Son of God gave up
the exercise of these rights;
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He came into the world as a
servant who has no rights but
is subject to the authority of
another.
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TRUE SERVANT LEADER,
PUT OTHERS AHEAD OF
THEIR AGENDA:
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PHILIPPIANS 2:3 NCV
3 “When you do things,
do not let selfishness
or pride be your guide.”
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PHILIPPIANS 2:3 NCV
3 “Instead, be humble and give
more honor to others than
to yourselves.”
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PHILIPPIANS 2:4 NCV
4 “Do not be interested only
in your own life,”
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PHILIPPIANS 2:4 NCV
4 “But be interested in
the lives of others.”
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One of the first marks of
servant hood is to be able to
put others ahead of
YOURSELF and you personal
DESIRES.
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It is more than being willing to put
your agenda on hold. It means
intentionally being aware of people’s
NEEDS, being AVAILABLE to help
them, and able to accept their desires
as IMPORTANT.
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Being a servant means putting
the needs of others ahead of
your own desires.
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GALATIANS 5:13 NCV
13 “My brothers and sisters,
God called you to be free,”
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GALATIANS 5:13 NCV
13 “But do not use your
freedom as an excuse to do
what pleases your sinful self.”
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GALATIANS 5:13 NCV
13 “Serve each other
with love.”
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GALATIANS 6:2 AMP
2 “Carry one another’s
burdens and in this way ..”
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GALATIANS 6:2 AMP
2“You will fulfill the requirements
of the law of Christ [that is,
the law of Christian love].”
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If we’re bearing in mind this
“through love serve one another”
principle, we’re of course not
going to ask others to do anything
that is hurtful or harmful.
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Whether we’re doing the
serving or others are serving
us, it’s all going to be loving
and we’re all going to benefit.
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What we ask of others may
sometimes be a sacrifice for
them, but by the same token,
we will be serving them too and
sometimes sacrificing for them,
so it will be a two-way street.
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The idea of
“through love serve one
another” is more like doing the
bidding of another.
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When it comes to that, then
we have to have quite a bit
more grace and humility and
yieldedness.
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TRUE SERVANT LEADER,
INITIATES SERVICE TO
OTHERS
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PHILIPPIANS 2:6 NCV
6 “Christ Himself was like God
in everything. But He did not
think that being equal..”
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PHILIPPIANS 2:6 NCV
6 “With God was something to
be used for His own benefit.”
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PHILIPPIANS 2:7 NCV
7 “But He gave up His place with
God and made Himself
nothing.”
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PHILIPPIANS 2:7 NCV
7 “He was born as a man
and became like a servant.”
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A lot of people will SERVE
if someone asks them to,
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And others will SERVE
in a crisis,
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But you can really
see the heart of someone,
who looks for ways to
SERVE.
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Great leaders see the need,
grab the opportunity, and
serve without expecting
anything in RETURN.
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As Christians we are all bound
to serve others because we
have been given the greatest
example of a servant leader in
Jesus.
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MATTHEW 20:28 NIV
28 “Just as the Son of Man did
not come to be served,”
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MATTHEW 20:28 NIV
28 “But to serve, and to give
His life as a ransom for many."
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Jesus is the greatest leader that
the world has ever seen, He was
the only one person that has ever
walked in this earth with the right
to claim superiority around Him,
but He didn’t.
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Jesus is the greatest leader that
the world has ever seen, He was
the only one person that has ever
walked in this earth with the right
to claim superiority around Him,
but He didn’t.
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He took on the role of a
servant, and gave Himself to
serve others to the point of
sacrificing His life.
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1 PETER 2:21
21 “Christ also suffered for us,
leaving us an example, that you
should follow in His steps”
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JOHN 20:21
21 “Jesus also said,
“As the Father has sent Me,
I also send you”
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His Father sent Him as a
servant, Jesus had the love
and humility to do that for us,
and He asks that we follow
His example.
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That takes a lot of humility, but
with such sacrifices come
great rewards.
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TRUE SERVANT LEADER,
SERVES OUT OF LOVE
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1 CORINTHIANS 13:1 NCV
1 “I may speak in different
languages of people or even
angels.”
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1 CORINTHIANS 13:1 NCV
1 “But if I do not have love,
I am only a noisy bell or a
crashing cymbal.”
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1 CORINTHIANS 13:2 NCV
2 “I may have the gift of
prophecy. I may understand all
the secret things of God..”
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1 CORINTHIANS 13:2 NCV
2 “And have all knowledge,
and I may have faith so great
I can move mountains..”
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1 CORINTHIANS 13:2 NCV
2 “But even with all these
things, if I do not have love,
then I am nothing.”
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1 CORINTHIANS 13:3 NCV
3 “I may give away everything
I have, and I may even give my
body as an offering to be
burned…”
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1 CORINTHIANS 13:3 NCV
3 “But I gain nothing if I do not
have love.”
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SERVANTHOOD
is NOT motivated by
manipulation or self-promotion.
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SERVANTHOOD
is FUELED by love.
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As leaders and especially as
Christians, in the end,
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THE EXTENT OF YOUR
INFLUENCE
depends on the depth of your love
and concern for others.
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If people love you they will
FOLLOW you, if people follow
you, then you are bound by
God to SERVE them and see
to their best interest.
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If people love you they will
FOLLOW you, if people follow
you, then you are bound by
God to SERVE them and see
to their best interest.
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As Christians everything that we do is
to be motivated by love, and we can’t
love people that way that we are
suppose to if we are not willing to
serve them, give from ourselves and
make their best interest our top
priority.
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As Christians everything that we do is
to be motivated by love, and we can’t
love people that way that we are
suppose to if we are not willing to
serve them, give from ourselves and
make their best interest our top
priority.
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To be a servant leader in our
family, where we work, and
especially in our service to
God,
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We have got to love others
enough to commit ourselves
to serving others.
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So what are some questions
that we can ask ourselves to
evaluate our attitude toward
service?
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Where is your HEART
when it comes to serving
others?
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Do you want to become a leader
for the perks or benefits, or are you
motivated by a desire to help
OTHERS?
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How many people have you
contacted that have not been here
in a while to let them know that
you LOVE them and miss them?
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How INVOLVED have you
been in your Life group?
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What is first on your priority list: your
schedule, how occupied you are, what
you want to accomplish, how much
recognition you get, how much money
you make, or where people spend
eternity, and how much you can be a part
of seeing them come to KNOW and
SERVE God?
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If you really want to be the
kind of leader that God
intended you to be you have
to settle the issue of
SERVANTHOOD.
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1 PETER 4:10 NCV
10 “Each of you has received a
gift to use to serve others.”
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1 PETER 4:10 NCV
10 “Be good servants of God’s
various gifts of grace.”
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Greatness is not found in a
title, a salary, or a position of
influence.
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Greatness is not found in a
title, a salary, or a position of
influence.
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True greatness is found in
servant hood.
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Take time and willingly meet
the needs of others without
looking for recognition from
people.
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God’s Word promises that
He will honor your humility.
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When believers finally realize that
our calling is to serve—not merely
to seek our own interests—then
we will have an irresistible impact
on this world.
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Shout…
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I WILL SERVE THE LORD
WITH MY WHOLE HEART!
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WHEN I SERVE,
I AM BLESSED!
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WHEN I SERVE,
I AM MAKING A
DIFFERENCE IN
SOMEONE’S LIFE!
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WHEN I SERVE,
I GROW SPIRITUALLY!
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WHEN I SERVE,
I AM CARRYING OUT THE
WORK OF THE MINISTRY.
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WHEN I SERVE,
I ACTIVATE THE GIFTS
GOD GAVE ME.
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WHEN I SERVE,
I DO IT FOR GOD &
NOT TO PLEASE MAN.