Therefore: A Series on the Basic Measures of Gospel-Centered Disciples | Serving Consistently

1 Peter 4:1-2, 9-11

“Worship empowers serving; serving expresses worship. Godliness requires a disciplined balance between the two. Those who can maintain service without regular personal and corporate worship are serving in the flesh. It doesn’t matter how long they’ve been serving that way or how well others think they serve, they are not striving according to God’s power but their own. At the same time, one measure of the authenticity of worship is whether it results in a desire to serve… Therefore, we must maintain that to be godly, we should discipline ourselves for both worship and service. To engage in one without the other is, in reality, to experience neither.”
— Donald Whitney

The members of Jesus’ church build one another up through selfless service because Jesus first served us by selflessly sacrificing His own life.

Mark 10:42-45 // Galatians 5:13-14

Every instance of a believer in Christ giving up time, energy and resources for one another is a microcosm of the gospel in action.

Philippians 2:1-8

Our willingness to serve is a matter of stewardship: Are we willing to give up the life we’ve been entrusted with for gospel ministry?

Luke 16:1-2

Sunday morning Serve Teams should be the ’tip of the iceberg’ for how church members are serving each other via hospitality, discipleship, and support from day to day.

Acts 2:26-47

Ultimately, every Christian will find a way to use their time and talents to graciously meet the needs of their church family thus glorifying God!

Luke 6:40