Opportunities for Service at Bethel

August 17, 2008

Elder of Administration – Personnel Ministry – Kitchen Ministry – Prayer Chain – Teacher/Helper at Bethel Buddies – Evangelism & Spiritual Nurture Ministry – General help with building maintenance – Small Group Leader –

 

Elder of Properties – Auditing Ministry – College and Career Ministry –

 

Sunday School Teach (children, youth, adults) – Elder of Youth –

 

Assistant Moderator – Special Groups Ministry – Worship Ministry

 

 

 

RESULTS OF SERVICE / NOT SERVING

 

 

SERVING

 

 

·         Being obedient to God:                      2 Chronicles 19:9; Deuteronomy 11:13

 

·         Being a blessing to others:                 Ephesians 6:7; Romans 15:1-3

 

·         Being a good witness:                        Galatians 5:13; Ephesians 6:6; 
                                                                  1 Thessalonians 1:9;
                                                                  1 Corinthians 9:19

 

·         Being used by God; which brings

 

      blessing and fulfillment:                      Ephesians 6:8

 

·         Revealing the purposes and plans

 

      God has for you:                                 Romans 12:6-8

 

·         Utilizing your God given gifts and

 

      talents:                                                Romans 12:6-8; 1 Peter 4:10-11

 

 

NOT SERVING

 

·         You will become lazy:                         Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 13:4

 

·         You are being disobedient:                 Joshua 22:5

 

·         You will become comfortable or

 

      complacent:                                        Genesis 19:16-17, 26

 

·         You will sacrifice the rewards &

 

      blessings God has for you:                 Deuteronomy 28:47-48

 

 

SERVING WITH WRONG ATTITUDES / MOTIVES

 

·         You will become selfish:                     Proverbs 11:26

 

·         You will complain about where you

 

      are:                                                      Genesis 4:10-14

 

·         You will harbor bitterness to the job

 

      you are doing:                                      Acts 8:22-23

 

·         You will become self-righteous &

 

      believe you deserve better:                  Numbers 16:3; Isaiah 50:11

 

 

 

In 1878, when William Booth’s Salvation Army was beginning to make its mark, men and women from all over the world began to enlist. One man, who had once dreamed of becoming a bishop, crossed the Atlantic from America to England to enlist. Samuel Brengle left a fine pastorate to join Booth’s Army. But at first, General Booth accepted his services reluctantly and grudgingly. Booth said to Brengle, “You’ve been your own boss too long.” And in order to instill humility in Brengle, he set him tot work cleaning the boots of other trainees. Discouraged, Brengle said to himself, “Have I followed my own fancy across the Atlantic in order to black boots?” And then, as in a vision, he saw Jesus bending over the feet of rough, unlettered fishermen, “Lord,” he whispered, “you washed their feet; I will black their shoes.” – K. Hughes, Liberating Ministry from the Success Syndrome, Tyndale, 1988, p.45

 

 

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