"He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor."
Praise the LORD.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD
or fully declare his praise?
Blessed are those who act justly,
who always do what is right.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD
or fully declare his praise?
Blessed are those who act justly,
who always do what is right.
Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people,
come to my aid when you save them,
that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones,
that I may share in the joy of your nation
and join your inheritance in giving praise.
come to my aid when you save them,
that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones,
that I may share in the joy of your nation
and join your inheritance in giving praise.
PSALMS 106:1 - 6
"The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty,
but to produce a character
adequate to meet it when it comes.
It does not make life easy;
rather it tries to make us great enough for life."
~ James L. Christensen
"The life of a Christian is an education for higher service."
~ Corrie Ten Boom With her father and other family members helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. Her family was arrested due to an informant in 1944, and her father died 10 days later at Scheveningen prison where they were first held. A sister, brother and nephew were released, but Corrie and her sister Betsie were sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp, where only Corrie survived.
but to produce a character
adequate to meet it when it comes.
It does not make life easy;
rather it tries to make us great enough for life."
~ James L. Christensen
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| Cornelia ten Boom 1892 - 1983 |
"The life of a Christian is an education for higher service."
~ Corrie Ten Boom With her father and other family members helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. Her family was arrested due to an informant in 1944, and her father died 10 days later at Scheveningen prison where they were first held. A sister, brother and nephew were released, but Corrie and her sister Betsie were sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp, where only Corrie survived.
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Billy Graham 1918 - |
"The Christian life is not a constant high.
I have my moments of deep discouragement.
I have to go
I have my moments of deep discouragement.
I have to go
to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say,
'O God, forgive me,'or 'Help me.' "
'O God, forgive me,'or 'Help me.' "
~ Billy Graham
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| Mother Teresa 1910 – 1997 |
" Yesterday is gone.
Tomorrow has not yet come.
We have only today.
Let us begin."
~ Mother Teresa
Tomorrow has not yet come.
We have only today.
Let us begin."
~ Mother Teresa
Psalm 95
Oh come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
For the LORD is the great God, And the great King above all gods. In His hand are the deep places
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
For the LORD is the great God, And the great King above all gods. In His hand are the deep places
of the earth; The heights of the hills are His also. the sea is His, for He made it; And His hands
formed the dry land.
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. For He is our God,
And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice:
“Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion As in the day of trial in the wilderness,
When your fathers tested Me; They tried Me, though they saw My work. For forty years I was grieved
Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. For He is our God,
And we are the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice:
“Do not harden your hearts, as in the rebellion As in the day of trial in the wilderness,
When your fathers tested Me; They tried Me, though they saw My work. For forty years I was grieved
with that generation, And said, ‘It is a people who go astray in their hearts, And they do not know
My ways.’ So I swore in My wrath, ‘They shall not enter My rest.’
The Spirit of the Lord Our Helper. The things that God has called us to do. The people that we are called to serve are all combined in this scripture.Physical and emotional needs are met by the anointing of the Lord and the Spirit of the Lord being up on us. Wow, Thankyou Lord.
“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted; To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.”
Isaiah 61:1 - 3 NIV
“Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions. In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
Acts 20 :32 - 35 NIV
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| John MacArthur 1939 - |
"The cost of true greatness is humble, selfless, sacrificial service. The Christian who desires to be great and first in the kingdom is the one who is willing to serve in the hard place, the uncomfortable place, the lonely place, the demanding place, the place where he is not appreciated and may even be persecuted. Knowing that time is short and eternity is long, he is willing to spend and be spent. He is willing to work for excellence without becoming proud, to withstand criticism without becoming bitter, to be misjudged without becoming defensive, and to withstand suffering without succumbing to self pity."
John MacArthur
John MacArthur
United States evangelical writer and minister noted for his internationally known and broadcast radio program titled Grace to You
"The real test of a saint is not one's willingness to preach the gospel, but one's willingness to do something like washing the disciples' feet - that is, being willing to do those things that seem unimportant in human estimation but count as everything to God."
Oswald Chambers
"The idea that the service to God should have only to do with a church altar, singing, reading, sacrifice, and the like is without doubt but the worst trick of the devil. How could the devil have led us more effectively astray than by the narrow conception that service to God takes place only in a church and by the works done therein...The whole world could abound with the services to the Lord, Gottesdienste - not only in churches but also in the home, kitchen, workshop, field"
"The real test of a saint is not one's willingness to preach the gospel, but one's willingness to do something like washing the disciples' feet - that is, being willing to do those things that seem unimportant in human estimation but count as everything to God."
Oswald Chambers
"The idea that the service to God should have only to do with a church altar, singing, reading, sacrifice, and the like is without doubt but the worst trick of the devil. How could the devil have led us more effectively astray than by the narrow conception that service to God takes place only in a church and by the works done therein...The whole world could abound with the services to the Lord, Gottesdienste - not only in churches but also in the home, kitchen, workshop, field"
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| Martin Luther 1483 - 1546 |
Martin Luther
Martin Luther, German priest and professor of theology, whose 95 Theses nailed to the door of the Wittenberg Church in 1517 sparked the Protestant Reformation
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Old Testament Pattern for the Ministry of Helps: Aaron and the Levitical Priesthood
Aaron, the high priest. The set leader or authority:
(This person in the local body can be called any number of names: bishop, pastor, pastor, apostle, elder, department head, youth pastor, etc. Your organizational structured would determine who this set authority would be.)
“Therefore you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a gift of service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death”
Numbers 18:7 NKJV
The Levites, dedicated to do the work in the tabernacle.
(All of those lay members or volunteers)
“Also bring with you your brethren of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, That they may be joined with you and serve you while you and your sons are before the tabernacle of witness. They shall attend to your needs and all the needs of the tabernacle … for all the work of the tabernacle.”
Numbers 18:2 NKJV
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| Samuel Johnson 1709 - 1784 |
"He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything. "
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson
 Bestselling &award-winning author/editor |
"God might want you to extend his love by offering to baby-sit for the single parent down the street. He might want you to prepare a hearty meal for that lonely old man who lost his wife... and to sit and visit with him while he eats. Who knows, he might even want you to reach out and touch the life of a total stranger in some way you can't imagine right now. Are you willing to set aside your own comfort to touch someone else with God's love"
Amy Nappa
"Christianity must be practical. Two children were afraid they would be late for school. One said, "Let's kneel down and pray to God that He may help us not to be late." The other child offered a more practical solution: "No, let's run and pray at the same time."
Anonymous
Anonymous
" Have you ever realized that you can give things to God that are of value to Him? Or are you just sitting around daydreaming about the greatness of His redemption, while neglecting all the things you could be doing for Him? I'm not referring to works which could be regarded as divine and miraculous, but ordinary, simple human things - things which would be evidence to God that you are totally surrendered to Him. "
Oswald Chambers
A prominent early twentieth century Scottish Protestant Christian minister and teacher, best known as the author of the widely-read devotional My Utmost for His Highest.
Oswald Chambers
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| Oswald CChambers 1874 - 1917 |
A prominent early twentieth century Scottish Protestant Christian minister and teacher, best known as the author of the widely-read devotional My Utmost for His Highest.
"Servants, do what you're told by your earthly masters. And don't just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you'll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you're serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn't cover up bad work"
Colossians 3:23-25 The Message Bible
1. Be a living sacrifice RO 12:1
2. Conform to God’s will RO 12:2
3. Don’t think of yourself higher that you ought RO 12:3
4. Recognize you’re part of the body of Christ and you have a gift from God for the work of the tabernacle RO 12:4
5. Whatever your gift, operate in it through the grace of God RO 12:6
6. Recognize there are many gifts in the body RO 12:5 - 9
7. Operate in love RO 12:10a Give preference to others RO 12:10b
8. Be diligent, fervent in spirit serving the Lord RO 12:11
9. Rejoice in the hope of your calling and the returning of Jesus RO 12:12a
10. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality
“Do not love or cherish the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world--the lust of the flesh [craving for sensual gratification] and the lust of the eyes [greedy longings of the mind] and the pride of life [assurance in one's own resources or in the stability of earthly things]--these do not come from the Father but are from the world [itself].” 1 John 2:15-16 AMP
“There are many of us that are willing to do great things for the Lord, but few of us are willing to do little things." D.L. Moddy
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| D.L. Moody 1837 - 1899 |
D. L. Moody was an American evangelist who founded the Northfield Schools in Massachusetts, Moody Church and the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.
"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can and as long as you can"
John Wesley
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| John Wesley 1703 - 1791 |
Preacher, theologian and
founder of the Methodist Church
"It is possible to be so active in the service of Christ as to forget to love him."
P. T. Forsyth
P. T. Forsyth
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| P.T. Forsyth 1848 - 1921 |
Peter Taylor Forsyth (1848-1921) preached and pastored for twenty five years before becoming principal of Hackney College in London where he taught Systematic Theology and Preaching. Forsyth converted from theological liberalism to classical Christianity in the mid 1880s. The theological transition was, in his own words, "from a lover of love to an object of grace." A theologian of the cross, Forsyth is well known for his publications The Work of Christ, Cruciality of the Cross, and The Person and Place of Jesus Christ
1. Be a living sacrifice RO 12:1
2. Conform to God’s will RO 12:2
3. Don’t think of yourself higher that you ought RO 12:3
4. Recognize you’re part of the body of Christ and you have a gift from God for the work of the tabernacle RO 12:4
5. Whatever your gift, operate in it through the grace of God
RO 12:6
6. Recognize there are many gifts in the body RO 12:5 - 9
7. Operate in love RO 12:10a Give preference to others RO 12:10b
- Love one another with brotherly affection [as members of one family], giving precedence and showing honor to one another. RO 12:10 AMP
- Beloved, let us love one another, for love is (springs) from God; and he who loves [his fellowmen] is begotten (born) of God and is coming [progressively] to know and understand God [to perceive and recognize and get a better and clearer knowledge of Him]. 1 JO 4:7 AMP
"We don't serve God to gain His acceptance; we are accepted so we serve God. We don't follow Him in order to be loved; we are loved so we follow Him".
Neil T. Anderson
Freedom in Christ Ministries
"Blessed the man and woman who is able to serve cheerfully in the second rank... a big test."
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| Mary Slessor 1848 - 1915 |
Mary Slessor
Mary Slessor (1848-1915) was a Scottish missionary who served the Lord Jesus Christ in Africa where she was commonly called "Ma" Slessor.
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| Arthur Tappan 1786 - 1865 |
"The supreme test of service is this: For whom am I doing this? Much that we call service to Christ is not such at all....If we are doing this for Christ, we shall not care for human reward or even recognition. Our work must again be tested by three propositions: Is it work from God, as given us to do from Him; for God, as finding in Him its secret of power; and with God, as only a part of His work in which we engage as co-workers with Him".
Arthur Tappan (A. T.) Pierson
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