Investment Secrets From Heaven – Part 6

Review

• Investment Secret # 1: Invest in people’s lives.
• Matthew 20:28
• An is one who comes to serve.
• A is one who comes to be served.
• The measure of a church’s success is not the quality of a pastor’s sermon, but in the quality of a congregation’s service.
• Service is a source of .

The Practical Benefits of Service

1. The pastor’s ability to spiritually nourish you is exponentially increased when you start serving (Matthew 13:1-12) 
2. When you serve, you receive inside information (Matthew 13:18-23) 
3. When you serve, you receive practical ministry training.
   • John 4:1-4
   • Matthew 10:1
   • Matthew 10:8
   • Luke 10:1-3
   • Luke 10:17
4. Everything you believe about God is tested in your relationships with people
   • I John 4:20
   • Whatever love you show to the world must first be tested by your love for the church.
   • Our witness to the world can only be fulfilled when we are loving the people in our Christian family (John 13:34-35)
   • One of the reasons for Christians to gather together is for us to renew our love for each other (Hebrews 12:24-25)

Five Levels of Service

1. Contributing an individual talent or skill
2. Submission to a collective vision.
3. Helping others complete their tasks.
4. Creating vision within the vision.
5. Producing other leaders.

© Joshua D. Smith, Ph.D., 2021