Immeasurably More: An Eternal Investment
Hello Church!
The late, great, Billy Graham once said, "The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless."
As we continue our series "Immeasurably More," I wanted to share this quote from Billy Graham, because I think many of us don't think of service as a form of worshiping God. But, arguably the most important word in that quote from Mr. Graham is the word "unselfish." This is a central point in the Gospel of Jesus and the ministry that we are a part of today is that what we do as Christians we must do so with absolute zero selfish ambition. It requires us to take on a posture of humility and meekness, just as Jesus did.
Our first week together in this series, we discussed worship, and true worship has absolutely nothing to do with us and everything to do with God. It requires us to humble ourselves and not worry about how we feel about the music that day, because our mindset should be completely focused on worshipping our Father in Heaven. Last week, we discussed discipleship. Discipleship has nothing to do with us, but everything to do with how others are coming along in their walk with Jesus. It requires a meekness that helps us seek out the needs of others. And that brings us to this week as we will discuss service. Service has nothing to do with us, and everything to do with the continued worship of God by seeking out the needs of the lost and hopeless. It requires humility and meekness to rely completely on God and pour into others while considering ourselves a servant to all, just as Jesus did.
I look forward to worshipping with you this Sunday, and continuing our journey in the Kingdom of God together.
I close with this - Matthew 20:26-28
-"Whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many."
Brian Sherman