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Prayer Meeting January 14, 2012

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Page 1: Teaching About Service

Prayer MeetingJanuary 14, 2012

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Quick questionWhat was the theme

last prayer meeting?

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service“For just as a body without a spirit is

dead,So also faith without works is

dead.”(James 2: 26)

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What is service?• The insight to see the needs of

others and reach out in compassion.

• It is a ministry and a gift.• It is faith in action.

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Who are called to serve?• Everyone, even the least of us.• Saul, a Benjaminite.• Levi, a collector at a customs

post.

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What is necessary to serve?• A humble and selfless heart.• The Macedonian church (2 Cor

8:1-5)• Despite their poverty, they

begged for the privilege of serving God’s people.

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The heart of a servant

“He must INCREASE,I must DECREASE.”

(John 3:30)