Self... Serve?

The David Alliance

Garth Heckman

The David Alliance

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August Friday and Saturday 16th 17th End times conference at HillSpring Church sponsored by The David Alliance,

INTRO: Giving it all to Jesus rolls off the tongue so easily… Im going to give Jesus my all… but when we realize what that really means… well its a lot harder… what does serving Jesus really mean? Loving others… and yet still we find it hard to understand that fully… and thats where we are going today.

Hans Seleai Doctor Scientist endocrinologist and author… the leading expert of the study of stress and its affect on the body… said his life goal was to earn his neighbors love…

He understood that one of the leading ways to clear stress out of ones life is to serve and love others… and part of that was to raise people up.

He uses the example of self esteem is wanting to give yourself away. Like a farmer who only has so many seeds, if he hordes them they will rot and he cannot possibly tap the potential of all those seeds. But if he gives them away to others who can also plant them, he has now multiplied himself and his gifts and talents. These people will add nuances, ideas, fertilizer, different climates… all leading to greater and greater and more thriving gifts and talents out there. And guess what… you will not only enjoy portions of their harvest, but you will enjoy simply watching others grow seeds you passed along to them. You will get so much more in return than just other seeds and goods, you will see a legacy grow and truly feel and understand your value as a creation of Christ.

Philippians 2:6–7

6 pwho, though he was in qthe form of God, did not count equality with God ra thing to be grasped,17 but semptied himself, by taking the form of a tservant,2ubeing born in the likeness of men.

That language is so important. Paul defined the kenosis, or self-emptying, by using the word “slave.” All the way down, Jesus was the One who was face-to-face with God, pros ton theon, as it says in the gospel of John. Then, He prayed in John 17 to be restored to that pros ton theon, face-to-face with God, because He had made a slave of Himself, voluntarily submitting to the will of the Father and the power of the Holy Spirit.

One of our fundamental flaws as humans especially if we call ourselves Christians… is that of not wanting to serve or slave for Jesus but just the opposite and wanting to be served by everyone INCLUDING JESUS. But if you don’t give yourself away in service to others for God, by God and in Gods love YOU WILL NEVER FIND YOURSELF. YOU WILL NEVER NEVER NEVER KNOW HOW VALUABLE YOU ARE - you will never feel it down in your soul, your bones…

You might think I am arrogant and egotistical… I can be… but most of the time you are simply picking up on me in the cradle of Gods value and love… that I have learned by serving others. Whats the secret to an unshakeable self love and self esteem? The secret is serving others.