The
goal of this program is to share the love of Christ by
meeting the practical needs of persons within our congregation
who may be distressed or challenged in the way of light
repair and maintenance of their home. A small team of
individuals are assigned to a family/individual and are
committed to donating three hours of their time one Saturday
morning a month. Our goal is to provide a team to an individual/family
as long as is mutually necessary. By doing good works
in an open ended committment, we hope to convey a sense
of partnership and security to those in need, thereby
fulfilling the command of Christ to "love one another".
Contact Laurie Duff by filling out the form below if
you have a skill to offer and/or the time to donate.
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Servants Do Every
Task with Equal Dedication
by Rick Warren
“Unless you are faithful in small matters,
you won’t be faithful in large ones. If you cheat
even a little, you won’t be honest with greater
responsibilities.” Luke 16:10 (NLT)
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Servants do every task with equal dedication. Whatever
they do, servants “do it with all their heart”
(Colossians 3:23 NIV).
The size of the task is irrelevant. The only issue is,
does it need to be done?
You will never arrive at the state in life where you’re
too important to help with menial tasks. God will never
exempt you from the mundane. It’s a vital part of
your character curriculum. The Bible says, “If you
think you are too important to help someone in need, you
are only fooling yourself. You are really a nobody”
(Galatians 6:3 NLT).
It is in these small services that we grow like
Christ.
Jesus specialized in menial tasks that everyone else
tried to avoid: washing feet, helping children, fixing
breakfast, and serving lepers. Nothing was beneath him,
because he came to serve. It wasn’t in spite of
his greatness that he did these things, but because of
it, and he expects us to follow his example (John 13:15).
Small tasks often show a big heart. Your servant’s
heart is revealed in little acts that others don’t
think of doing, as when Paul gathered brushwood for a
fire to warm everyone after a shipwreck (Acts 28:3).
He was just as exhausted as everyone else, but he did
what everyone needed. No task is beneath you when you
have a servant’s heart.
Great opportunities often disguise themselves in small
tasks. The little things in life determine the big things.
Don’t look for great tasks to do for God. Just do
the not-so-great stuff, and God will assign you whatever
he wants you to do.
There will always be more people willing to do “great”
things for God than there are people willing to do the
little things. The race to be a leader is crowded, but
the field is wide open for those willing to be servants.
Sometimes you serve upward to those in authority, and
sometimes you serve downward to those in need. Either
way, you develop a servant’s heart when you’re
willing to do anything needed.
© 2008 Purpose Driven Life. All
rights reserved.
Rick Warren is the founding pastor of
Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., one of America's
largest and best-known churches. In addition, Rick is
author of the New York Times bestseller The Purpose Driven
Life and The Purpose Driven Church, which was named one
of the 100 Christian books that changed the 20th Century.
He is also founder of Pastors.com, a global Internet community
for ministers. |
