"Likewise Living"
Pastor Albert Almore
I want to open up this morning with a scripture that confirms that we all have a purpose. I want to open up this morning with a scripture that points to the truth, that we all have a "WHY.” At the same time it’s counter tuitive to our, “Escape earth,” and gone and get to heaven mentality.
MY PRAYER IS NOT THAT YOU TAKE THEM OUT OF THE WORLD but that you protect them from the evil one.
John 17:15 NIV
What’s one of our purposes? Why are we still here?
“For even the Son of Man came NOT TO BE SERVED but TO SERVE others and to give his life as a ransom for many.””
Matthew 20:28 NLT
📝 ARE YOU JUST BEING SERVED, OR ARE YOU SERVING?
IF YOU’RE JUST BEING SERVED, AND NOT SERVING, YOU’RE LIVING OUTSIDE OF THE WILL OF GOD?
Matthew 20:28 again….
“For even the Son of Man came NOT TO BE SERVED but TO SERVE others and to give his life as a ransom for many.””
Matthew 20:28 NLT
📝 The story of the Bible is all about a MASTER who left His throne in Heaven to serve His SERVANTSon earth.
Very truly I tell you, NO SERVANT IS GREATER THAN HIS MASTER, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
John 13:16 NIV
What did our master say about serving???
“just as 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
The greatest among you MUST BE a servant.
Matthew 23:11 NLT
📝 Serving is our UNIVERSAL WHY.
What does serving look like? Luke 10:25 begins to paint the picture.
“And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What is your reading of it?””
Luke 10:25-26 NKJV
“So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ” And He said to him, “You have answered rightly; do this and you will live.””
Luke 10:27-28 NKJV
“But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?””
Luke 10:29 NKJV
“Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.”
Luke 10:30 NKJV
“Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side.”
Luke 10:31-32 NKJV
“But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion.”
Luke 10:33 NKJV
“So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.”
Luke 10:34 NKJV
“On the next day, when he departed, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, ‘Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.’”
Luke 10:35 NKJV
“So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?” 37) And he said, “He who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus said to him, “GO AND DO LIKEWISE.””
Luke 10:36-37 NKJV
Serving looks like us going and doing likewise.
Today’s Message:
LIKEWISE LIVING
GO AND DO LIKEWISE…
📝 Serving is an OPPORTUNITY to partner with God to impact someone else’s life, with what you’ve been impacted with.
📝 Serving isn’t a CHORE, it’s a CALLING.
📝 • When you go and do likewise, you reflect His image.
“Then God said, “Let Us make man IN OUR IMAGE, according to OUR LIKENESS; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.””
Genesis 1:26 NKJV
📝 • When you go and do likewise, you provoke THE PRAISES OF GOD.
“Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity WILL RESULT IN THANKSGIVING TO GOD.”
2 Corinthians 9:10-11 NIV
“THIS SERVICE that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people BUT IS ALSO OVERFLOWING IN MANY THANKS TO GOD.”
2 Corinthians 9:12 NIV
“BECAUSE OF THE SERVICE by which you have proved yourselves, OTHERS WILL PRIASE GOD for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.”
2 Corinthians 9:13 NIV
“And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of THE SURPASSING GRACE GOD HAS GIVEN YOU. 15) Thanks be to God for HIS INDESCRIBABLE GIFT!”
2 Corinthians 9:14-15 NIV
📝 • When you go and do likewise, you gain a DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
📝 When you take the time to serve others, it causes you to see just how much GOD HAS SERVED YOU.
When you take the time to serve others, it causes you to appreciate the surpassing grace God has given you. When you take the time to serve others, it causes you not to take for granted His indescribable gifts that He’s given you. When you go and do likewise, you gain a DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.
📝 We SERVE 24/7 because God SERVES us 24/7.
May we never forget, we are the certain man in the story. You have to make it personal. See for me, I am the certain man in the story. Jesus crossed the street, left HEAVEN for me.
DID JESUS CROSS THE STREET FOR YOU?
DID HE BANDAGE UP YOUR WOUNDS?
DID HE PAY FOR YOUR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE SINS, WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED?
GO AND DO LIKEWISE.
Don’t overthink it.
📝• Serving is a matter of SEEING.
📝 • Serving is a matter of DOING.
📝• Serving is a matter of AGAPE LOVE.
📝 When it comes to serving, you’re not called to EVERYTHING, but you’re not called to NOTHING.
ARE YOU AVAILABLE?
MY PRAYER IS NOT THAT YOU TAKE THEM OUT OF THE WORLD but that you protect them from the evil one.
John 17:15 NIV
ARE YOU AVAILABLE TO BE AN ANSWER TO JESUS’S PRAYER?
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