Hope Community Church
A casual, topical bible study to help "fill up your tank" in the middle of the week. Come as you are and dig deeper into the Word!
• Hope's Coffee Café - coffee/tea bar in the foyer from 6:30-6:55 PM
• Child Care (ages 6wks-5yrs) & Kids "Mid-Week Mania" (grades K-5th) provided
<< Being the Hands & Feet of Jesus >>
Lesson 1 Review:
"Next-Gen Mindset"
To make a difference in the lives of people you'll never meet invest in those you do!
Our influence is powerful because it reaches beyond our…
• Expectations (Results far exceed our hopes)
• Knowledge (Reaches people whose stories we'll never hear)
• Abilities (God's presence increases our usefulness exponentially)
• Lifetime (Though our labors end here...God's use of them doesn't)
Lesson 2:
"Serving Without Falling Apart"
(Matthew 11:25-30)
How would you complete the following sentence…
"I serve because __________________."
How to serve without falling apart:
1. Realize His work predates you
Matthew 11:25-27 NKJV
How to serve without falling apart:
1. Realize His work predates you
2. Realize His work includes you
Matthew 11:28 NKJV
How to serve without falling apart:
1. Realize His work predates you
2. Realize His work includes you
3. Realize His work enables you
Matthew 11:29 NKJV
How to serve without falling apart:
1. Realize His work predates you
2. Realize His work includes you
3. Realize His work enables you
4. Realize His work trumps your resistance
Matthew 11:30 NKJV
“The loudest critics sit in the cheapest seats”
Why do most people quit serving?
» Shortsightedness
Matthew 11:30 NKJV
"Light" / elaphros (el-af-ros') = light, easy
II Corinthians 4:7-18 NKJV
The opposition we face is temporary, but the fruit we bear is eternal.
I serve because???
I serve because… Jesus loves everyone, including me!