Serving Others
Posted Jan 23 2012
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God…made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant – Philippians 2:5-7
Let this mind be in you. The Christian life is not merely intellectual assent to a list of orthodox tenets. It […]
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Posted Jan 17 2012
Ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive – Acts 20:35
Support the weak. Here is the essence of serving others. Not “impress the powerful,” or “be good to the influential,” or “help those who might be […]
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Posted Dec 17 2011
Whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward – Mark 9:41
We often look for the big, splashy acts of service or devotion by which we can prove our love for God. But Jesus says […]
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Posted Nov 17 2011
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet – John 13:14
What a shocking scene this is! Even the disciples, who had watched Jesus touch lepers and heal cripples and eat with sinners, were unprepared for this parting command and example.
The night before Jesus’ horrible […]
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Posted Nov 03 2011
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9).
In our Wednesday night studies of the Beatitudes, we recently considered the peacemakers.
The peacemakers will be called the children of God because God is honored by their peacemaking efforts.
To be a peacemaker a person cannot assume a passive position but must […]
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