BLESS – WORK, HOME, PLAY – SERVE
Begin with Prayer, Listen, Eat, Serve, and Share your Story.
When we channel our mental, emotional, and physical energy into a single purpose, we possess great power – Bill Perkins
“Then Jesus said to them again, “Peace to you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you [as My representatives].” – John 20:21 (AMP)
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” – Luke 19:9-10 (NIV)
“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” – Mark 2:17 (NIV)
Our Mission:
“Come, follow me, and I will you how to fish for people!” – Matthew 4:19 (NLT)
‘Bringing people to Jesus, equipping them to be fully devoted followers of Christ’
Serve
The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” – Matthew 20:28 (NIV)
Picture: Restaurant and servers
To serve is to shift from self to others.
Picture: Bucket, sponge, hose
Service is love made visible
It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God; so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciplesʼ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Lord, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus replied, “You do not realise now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” “No,” said Peter, “you shall never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with me.” “Then, Lord,” Simon Peter replied, “not just my feet but my hands and my head as well!” – John 13:1-9 (NIV)
Picture: King Charles
“Many people in our culture, even in the church, view servanthood as a sign of passivity or weakness. And yet from Jesus perspective, servanthood is a badge of strength. It often requires more internal strength, more strength of character, to serve than to be served.” – Bill Perkins, The Jesus Experiment
When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. “Do you understand what I have done for you?” he asked them. “You call me ‘Teacherʼ and ‘Lord,ʼ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one anotherʼs feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you. Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them. – John 13:12-17 (NIV)
Picture: Dirty Paving Slabs
Service isn’t just a kind act. Service is an indescribably beautiful picture of Jesus.
What would it look like for you to put down your crown and put on your apron at HOME, WORK & PLAY?