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•1 Corinthians 11:1 Be ye Be ye

followers of mefollowers of me, even as I also even as I also amam of Christ of Christ.

•Hebrews 13:7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto who have spoken unto you the word of God: you the word of God:

whose faith followwhose faith follow, considering the end of

their conversation.

The The BemaBema

2 Corinthians 5:10 For we must allall appear before the judgment seat of

Christ; that every one every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good

or bad.

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• Hebrews 13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for for they watch for your souls, they watch for your souls,

as they that must give as they that must give accountaccount, that they may do it with joy, and not with

grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

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•Philippians 3:14 I press toward I press toward

the the markmark for the prize of the high calling of God in

Christ Jesus.

We MUST embody the WORD of GodWe MUST embody the IMAGE of GodWe MUST embody the POWER of God

We MUST embody the LIFE of GodWe MUST embody the GLORY of GodWe MUST embody the LOVELOVE of GodWe MUST embody the LIGHTLIGHT of God

But if we are the bodyWhy aren't His arms reaching?Why aren't His hands healing?

Why aren't His words teaching?

And if we are the bodyWhy aren't His feet going?

Why is His love not showing them there is a way?

There is a way

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ONE Who’s time it is.ONE Who’s time it is.

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ONELink: ONELink: Fellowship Groups.Fellowship Groups. This a very integral part of fulfilling This a very integral part of fulfilling the ONE Way. These groups are the ONE Way. These groups are ONEs Link to ONEs Link to the wordthe word, Link to , Link to

each othereach other, and Link with , and Link with ministryministry..

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ONE-on-ONEONE-on-ONE: : DiscipleshipDiscipleship.. It’s our appointment to “commit thou to It’s our appointment to “commit thou to faithful men” (2 Timothy 2:2). The Great faithful men” (2 Timothy 2:2). The Great

Commission Commission isis making disciples; making disciples; therefore, we must be purposed in our therefore, we must be purposed in our

pursuit of discipleship. pursuit of discipleship.

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HISHIS touch, through us, to touch, through us, to others. others.

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““WhyWhy ServeServe”?”?

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““WhyWhy ServeServe”?”? Why NOT?Why NOT?

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““WhyWhy ServeServe”?”? ReasoningReasoning

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REASONINGREASONINGServing is what the God Serving is what the God

who bought me, is fully who bought me, is fully expecting of me. expecting of me.

•Romans 6:20 For when ye were when ye were the servants of the servants of

sinsin, ye were freeye were free from

righteousness.

• 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 What? know ye not that your

body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you,

which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are For ye are

bought with a price: bought with a price: thereforetherefore glorify God in glorify God in your body, and in your your body, and in your spirit, which are God'sspirit, which are God's.

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REASONINGREASONINGServing is what the God Serving is what the God

who bought me, is fully who bought me, is fully expecting of me. expecting of me.

•Ephesians 2:8-9 For by by grace are ye saved grace are ye saved

through faiththrough faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of Not of

worksworks, lest any man should boast.

• Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace by grace are ye saved through faithare ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of worksNot of works, lest

any man should boast. • Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ , created in Christ Jesus Jesus unto good worksunto good works, which God hath before ordained that that

we should walk in themwe should walk in them.

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REASONINGREASONINGServing is what the God Serving is what the God

who bought me, is fully who bought me, is fully expecting of me. expecting of me.

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REASONINGREASONINGServing is the incredible Serving is the incredible

opportunity and privilege, the God opportunity and privilege, the God who needs nothing allows me to who needs nothing allows me to

have, in participating in what He is have, in participating in what He is doing. doing.

•Psalms 100:2 Serve the LORD Serve the LORD

with gladnesswith gladness: come before his presence with

singing.

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REASONINGREASONINGServing is the key that Serving is the key that

allows us to over-ride and allows us to over-ride and resist the spotlight on “me”.resist the spotlight on “me”.

• 2 Timothy 3:1-5 This know also, that This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall in the last days perilous times shall come.come. For men shall be lovers For men shall be lovers

of their own selvesof their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient

to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false

accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady,

highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of

godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

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REASONINGREASONINGServing is the key that Serving is the key that

allows us to over-ride and allows us to over-ride and resist the spotlight on “me”.resist the spotlight on “me”.

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REASONINGREASONINGServing keeps me continuously Serving keeps me continuously

connected to Jesus’ heart, and connected to Jesus’ heart, and therefore, continuously connected therefore, continuously connected to the Spirit’s work of conforming to the Spirit’s work of conforming

me into His image. me into His image.

•Romans 8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the conformed to the image of his Sonimage of his Son, that

he might be the firstborn among many

brethren.

•John 12:26 If any man If any man serve me, let him serve me, let him

follow mefollow me; and where and where I am, there shall also I am, there shall also my servant bemy servant be: if any

man serve me, him will my Father honour.

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REASONINGREASONINGServing is visible “proof” Serving is visible “proof” to God of the surrender of to God of the surrender of

my heart.my heart.

• Deuteronomy 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way

which the LORD thy God led the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the thee these forty years in the wildernesswilderness, to humble theeto humble thee, andand to prove thee to prove thee, to know to know

what what waswas in thine heart in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, oror no.

• 1 Thessalonians 1:8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia,

but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we

need not to speak any thing.

• 1 Thessalonians 1:8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not

only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroadward is spread abroad; so that we

need not to speak any thing.

• 1 Thessalonians 1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true Godto serve the living and true God;

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““WhyWhy ServeServe”?”? ReasoningReasoning

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““WhyWhy ServeServe”?”? HinderencesHinderences

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HinderencesHinderences//RequirementsRequirements

““WhyWhy ServeServe”?”?

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HINDERENCESHINDERENCES / / REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS

PRIDEPRIDE

•Luke 22:24 And there was also a strife among them, which which of them should be of them should be

accounted the accounted the greatestgreatest.

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PRIDEPRIDEHUMILITYHUMILITY

The Creator of the world, from whom the heavens fled

away (Revelation 20:11)…

……made Himself of no made Himself of no reputation. (Philippians 2:7)reputation. (Philippians 2:7)

He that was appointed the heir of all things (Hebrews

1:2)…

……had no place to lay His had no place to lay His head. (Matthew 8:20)head. (Matthew 8:20)

The brightness of God’s glory (Hebrews 1:3)…

……was made in the likeness of was made in the likeness of sinful flesh. (Romans 8:3)sinful flesh. (Romans 8:3)

The express image of God (Hebrews 1:3)…

……was marred more than any was marred more than any man ever. (Isaiah 52:14)man ever. (Isaiah 52:14)

He that upheld all things by the word of His power

(Hebrews 1:3)…

……allowed Himself to be allowed Himself to be heldheld, mocked , mocked and smitten for our sin. (Luke 22:63)and smitten for our sin. (Luke 22:63)

2nd Corinthians 8:9 – “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, yet for your though He was rich, yet for your

sakes He became poorsakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich.”

The right to wealth

Isaiah 53:3 – “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and

acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was

despised, and we esteemed Him notesteemed Him not.”

The right to honor and esteem

2nd Corinthians 5:21 – “For He (God) hath made Him (Christ) to be sin made Him (Christ) to be sin for usfor us (you and I), who (Christ) knew

no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.”

The right to purity

Isaiah 53:6 – “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of hath laid on him the iniquity of

us allus all.”

The right to purity

John 1:4(a)- “In Him was life;…” Matthew 27:50 – “ Jesus, when He had cried again with a loud voice,

yielded upyielded up the ghostthe ghost.”

The right to livelive

Mark 10:45 – “For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to ministerbut to minister, and to

give his life a ransom for many.”

The right to bebe served

It is one of the most misunderstood virtues.It is one of the most misrepresented virtues.

It is one of the most important virtues.It is one of the most rare virtues.

Without humility, it is impossible to truly… know Godlove God

love othersbe like Christ

die to selfexperience resurrection power

avoid conflict, andresolve conflict

HUMILITY

RarE

Galatians 2:20Galatians 2:20 - “ - “I am crucified with I am crucified with ChristChrist: nevertheless I live; yet not : nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I life which I now live in the flesh I

live by the faith of the Son of God, live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave Himself who loved me, and gave Himself

for me.”for me.”

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BUSYNESSBUSYNESS

• 2 Timothy 3:1-5 This know also, that This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall in the last days perilous times shall come.come. For men shall be lovers of For men shall be lovers of their own selvestheir own selves, covetous, boasters,

proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false

accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures lovers of pleasures

more than lovers of Godmore than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power

thereof: from such turn away.

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BUSYNESSBUSYNESSCONSIDERCONSIDER

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CARNAL mindCARNAL mind

• 2 Corinthians 4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are

seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen

are eternal.

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CARNAL mindCARNAL mindKINGDOM mindKINGDOM mind

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LOVE of SELFLOVE of SELF

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LOVE of SELFLOVE of SELFLOVE for GODLOVE for GOD

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LOVE of SELFLOVE of SELFLOVE for GOD / PEOPLELOVE for GOD / PEOPLE

• Galatians 5:13-14 For, brethren, ye have been

called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve by love serve one another. one another. For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy

neighbour as thyself.

• Mark 12:30-31 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God love the Lord thy God with allall thy heart, and with allall thy soul, and with allall thy mind, and with all all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second isis like like, namely this, Thou shalt Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselflove thy neighbour as thyself.

There is none other There is none other commandmentcommandment greater than

thesethese.

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Own PREEMINENCE Own PREEMINENCE

•Luke 22:24 And there was also a strife among them, which which of them should be of them should be

accounted the accounted the greatestgreatest.

• Luke 22:20-24 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. But, behold, the hand of him that the hand of him that betrayeth mebetrayeth me isis with me on the table. with me on the table. And truly the Son of man goeth, as it And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determinedwas determined: but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed! And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them it was that should do this thing.

And there was also a strife among And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be them, which of them should be

accounted the greatest.accounted the greatest.

•3 John 1:9 I wrote unto the church: but

DiotrephesDiotrephes,

•3 John 1:9 I wrote unto the church: but

DiotrephesDiotrephes, who who loveth to have the loveth to have the

preeminence preeminence among them, receiveth us

not.

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His PREEMINENCEHis PREEMINENCE

•Colossians 1:18 And he is the head of the

body, the church: who is the beginning, the

firstborn from the dead; that in all that in all thingsthings hehe

might have the might have the preeminencepreeminence.

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““WhyWhy ServeServe”?”? DistinctionsDistinctions

• 1 Peter 4:10-11 As every man hath received the gift, even soeven so minister minister

the same one to anotherthe same one to another, as as good stewardsgood stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if

any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that : that God in all things may be glorified God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and praise and dominion for ever and

ever. Amen.ever. Amen.

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