Joy In Serving: Devotions From Time Of Grace MinistrySample

Joy In Serving: Devotions From Time Of Grace Ministry

DAY 24 OF 30

My Church: Create a servant culture

A congregation is not only a place where you can find, develop, and use your gifts. Church is a retreat from the street. It is a place where the contrarian philosophy of Christ can be taught and modeled.

Mass media, hip-hop culture, and the streets adore and reward boasting, selfishness, and ego. A church can help people see that being gentle doesn’t mean you become a doormat; that serving doesn’t mean you’ll just get used; that strength in a man shows itself in self-restraint, not violence, in giving, not just taking.

“Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. . . . Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble’” (1 Peter 5:5).

Far too many young men will not learn this in their own homes. Will you help them learn joy in serving in your church?

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Joy In Serving: Devotions From Time Of Grace Ministry

As you imitate Christ in the way you treat other people, you will get in tune with God’s mission for your life. Read this devotional plan and find joy in serving your God and others.

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