The Doctrine of Serving

The Doctrine of Serving
Reference Scriptures-
Philippians Chapter 2, 1 Corinthians Chapter 2 vs. 12, Romans Chapter 12 vs.10-13, Isaiah 55 vs. 7-8, Ephesians Chapter 6 vs. 5-6

“YOU are HERE to ENRICH the WORLD, and YOU IMPOVERISH YOURSELF, if YOU FORGET THE ERRAND.” Woodrow Wilson

Good deeds lead to goodwill, and goodwill leads to openness to hear the good news. By doing good to and for others, you invite goodwill on yourself and your family. The more you serve others, the more fulfilling your life will be. See, we are given gifts to GIVE. They are ours; yet do not belong to us. We are only a conduit for the blessings of God; we are blessed to bless others. Some have the gift of song, the gift of writing, the gift of speaking, etc., but those gifts are only good if they are given. By giving your gifts to others, you are not only serving that person or persons, but also serving YOUR PURPOSE (we often time discover our purpose by doing a task).
We serve 3 types of people- those who are above us (managers, supervisors, etc.), those who are beside us (peers), and those who are below us (children, subordinates, etc.). When you serve, it brings you into maturity; selfishness is a sign of an immature spirit. Serving is not something that we do to get ahead, or to be recognized. You can’t buy blessings with serving, and you can’t buy your way into heaven by serving. Love must be our motivation for serving, to know God is to love him, to love God is to serve him. Don’t wait for an opportune time to serve, serve while you wait. Serving is the doorway to everything God wants to do in your life.

Four ways you can serve:
1. Find a need
2. Find someone or a vision to serve
3. Do something, use what you have where you are and do it now
4. Discover your gift

Five levels of serving:
1. By command
2. By invitation
3. To do good because you see a need
4. Willingly
5. Serving out of a spirit of generosity

God never called anybody that wasn’t already serving.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.