WELCOME TO SERVE WEEK...
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2020
THURSDAY'S DEVOTION
WATCH THIS VIDEO FIRST...
READ: PHILIPPIANS 2:1-11
DO IT LIKE JESUS
I LOVE WHAT PAUL'S WRITES IN PHILIPPIANS 2. PAUL SHARES A PICTURE OF WHO JESUS WAS,
SOMEONE WHO LIVED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM. HERE HE WAS, GOD INCARNATE, KING OF KINGS, WHO CAME
TO WALK THE EARTH JUST LIKE YOU AND ME. AND ALL THE WHILE, HE FOCUSED ON SERVING THE PEOPLE AROUND.
PAUL SAYS, IF WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS, THEN WE SHOULD BE LIVING AS HE LIVED.
SOMEONE WHO LIVED TO SERVE THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM. HERE HE WAS, GOD INCARNATE, KING OF KINGS, WHO CAME
TO WALK THE EARTH JUST LIKE YOU AND ME. AND ALL THE WHILE, HE FOCUSED ON SERVING THE PEOPLE AROUND.
PAUL SAYS, IF WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS, THEN WE SHOULD BE LIVING AS HE LIVED.
TODAY'S SERVE CHALLENGE
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO LIVE LIKE JESUS?
YOUR SERVE CHALLENGE TODAY IS TO THINK ABOUT HOW YOU MIGHT SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY. THINK ABOUT YOUR LARGER NEIGHBORHOOD; THE SCHOOLS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE OFFICERS, NURSING HOMES, MAIL PERSONS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. HOW WOULD YOU SERVE THEM? TODAY, HOW WILL YOU SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY? |
CHALLENGE IDEAS
BUY A CUP OF COFFEE FOR SOMEONE
DROP OFF A NOTE OF THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. PRAY FOR YOUR FIRST RESPONDERS PICK UP LITTER/TRASH AT A LOCAL PARK OR IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD |
DROP OFF A NOTE OF THANKS AND
APPRECIATION TO YOUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT LEAVE A THANK YOU FOR YOUR MAIL PERSON CONTACT THE FOOD PANTRY AND LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP |
CLEAN THROUGH YOUR CLOTHES AND
SHOES AND MAKE A DONATION TO GOODWILL OR SHELTER |
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