Investment Secrets From Heaven – Part 4
May 2, 2021
Review
- An is one who comes to serve.
- A is one who comes to be served.
- Investment Secret # 1: Invest in people’s lives.
Matthew 20:28
John 13:2-5
John 13:12-15
- Ministry is not a lofty word. It simply means service.
- A minister’s job is to create other ministers (Ephesians 4:11-12
- The measure of a church’s success is not the quality of a pastor’s sermon, but the quality of a congregation’s service.
It’s a Family Affair
- While God wants us to serve everyone, there is a particular focus on service to other believers. (Galatians 6:10)
- When you are serving other believers, you are serving your .
- Service to other believers is to us and a witness to others.
Nourishment
- Ephesians 4:15-16
- In Christ, we are part of a spiritual that hinges on service.
- When we serve, we are not only giving nourishment, but receiving it.
- We are deceived when we think that we are only nourished by the teaching.
- Romans 12:3-8
- Prophecy
- Service
- Teaching
- Exhortation
- Giving
- Leadership
- Mercy
Witness
- John 13:34-35
- By definition, an isolated Christian is an unrecognizable Christian.
- Hebrews 10:24-25
© Joshua D. Smith, Ph.D., 2021