TALK No.

1 : BEING A
SERVANT
HOUSE HOLD LEADERS TRAINING
A. Introduction

We need to ask ourselves:

- Why do we serve?
- Who are we as servants?
- How do we serve?
A. Introduction

Basic realities
-There are two kingdoms opposed to one
another

-Man is in sin and bondage and needs to

be redeemed.
A. Introduction

Christian service is not simply

what you do, but who or what
you are as you do it.
B. What it means to be a servant.

Lk 17:7‑10
'Which of you, with a servant ploughing or minding sheep,
would say to him when he returned from the fields, "Come and
have your meal at once"?

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Would he not be more likely to say, "Get my supper ready;
fasten your belt and wait on me while I eat and drink. You
yourself can eat and drink afterwards"?

9
Must he be grateful to the servant for doing what he was told?

10
So with you: when you have done all you have been told to
do, say, "We are useless servants: we have done no more than
B. What it means to be a servant.

Phil. 2:5‑8

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Make your own the mind of Christ Jesus:

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Who, being in the form of God, did not count equality
with God something to be grasped.

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But he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave,
becoming as human beings are; and being in every way
like a human being,

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he was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a
B. What it means to be a servant.

HEB. 5:8
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he learnt obedience, Son though he was, through
his sufferings;
C. Obstacles to obedience

1. Natural disinclination to being a "servant”

2. Natural disinclination to think of other people first

instead of ourselves

3. Human rebelliousness

4. Lack of trust (in the Lord, our heads, our brothers and
sisters).
E. Growing into maturity as Christian servants

Signs of Maturity
1. Christian wisdom and teachings are being applied to your lives
2. Relationships (both with the Lord and with one another) are strong and
full
3. Faithfulness characterizes your lives.
4. You are men and women of your word.
5. You are working on the various obstacles and shortcom­ings in your
lives as Christians
6. You are servants who can serve without having to be acknowledged,
appreciated or rewarded.
Conclusion

John 10:11
“ I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep