JESUS, THE MODEL SERVANT

 

By, Ché Ahn

 

INTRO:



This week we experienced two important days. 9-9-09 and 9-11-09. One is to declare that nine months is over and it is time to deliver a revival baby. The latter is declaring war against the principalities over LA. The harvest is coming and in preparation for the harvest we need to make sure our house is in order.

I. JESUS VALUED THE LOVE LANGUAGE OF SERVICE

A. THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES

B. THE ONE THAT JESUS DEMONSTRATED

1. Matt. 20:25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. Matt. 20:26 Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. Matt. 20:27 And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave—Matt. 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”

II.WE MUST VALUE WHAT HE VALUES

A.ROLE VS. GIFT

1.There is a gift of service. Rom. 12:7If it is serving let him serve. NIV

2.But we are called to serve

 

B.PAUL’S COMMAND

1.Gal. 5:13For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

2.Paul is teaching that we should serve with the motive of love but also service is a demonstration of love.

3. Secondly, this is a command.

III. SERVICE IS MINISTRY

A.Eph. 4:11It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, Eph. 4:12 to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up Eph. 4:13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

1.NIV AND NAS has the word-translated service; the NKJ translates it as ministry.

2.Ministry is service.

 

B. It is worship unto Jesus

1. Matt. 4:10 ¶ Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

2. Eph. 6:7with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men,

IV. DEVELOPING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE

A. ANOTHER LEVEL OF SERVICE

1. The world knows how to serve. I was reading in Business Week that during the economic downturn, companies are focusing on service to get an edge in competition.

2. My time at Parkway Grill. The service was unbelievable. Whatever we wanted. Things that were not on the menu, they would get it for us. I wanted a big steak. I gave him a big tip because I wanted to bless him for the service.

3. That is why Jesus said, the greatest are servants. They rise to the top.

4. But if we are to be the head and not the tail, and we have the love of Jesus shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit (Ro 5:5)

CONCLUSION: I remember when my wife asked me to do a favor and run to the grocery store and I said I couldn’t because I was preparing a message on serving. This week, my wife asked me to do a favor by going to Santa Monica to pick up something that she was going to do. The Lord reminded me of that incident and ironically I was preparing to teach on serving this week. I want to encourage you, let the Holy Spirit help you to have the character of love expressed through serving one another. Let’s give our hearts to him if we don’t have that Spirit.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Che and his wife Sue Ahn are the Sr. Pastors of Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena, California. Che is also founder and president of Harvest International Ministry, a worldwide apostolic network of over 5000 churches in over 35 nations with the common vision of "Changing Lives, Transforming Cities, and Discipling Nations.

http://www.harvestrockchurch.org