{"id":1224,"date":"2024-11-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/323-ryan-vaughn-exhoration-are-you-a-servant-or-a-volunteer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T01:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T01:24:24","slug":"323-ryan-vaughn-exhoration-are-you-a-servant-or-a-volunteer","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/323-ryan-vaughn-exhoration-are-you-a-servant-or-a-volunteer\/","title":{"rendered":"323: Ryan Vaughn – Exhoration: Are you a Servant or a Volunteer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week we are listening an exhortation by Bro. Ryan Vaughn on the differences between service and volunteerism that was given at the Abilene Ecclesia in Texas October 27, 2024. <\/p>\n

We hope this strengthens your Faith and brightens your day!<\/p>\n

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\nWelcome to good Chris Selfian
\ntalks. <\/p>\n

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\nI’m Levi.
\nI’m Chris. <\/p>\n

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\nI’m Jason.
\nAnd I’m Brian, thank you for <\/p>\n

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\njoining us this week.
\nOn this podcast, we select one <\/p>\n

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\ntalk a week to help us get the
\nBible in our Daily News feed. <\/p>\n

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\nEach week we post talk that we
\npreviewed from suggestions sent <\/p>\n

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\nin by listeners from around the
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\nThen we record a short intro
\nbeforehand as a personalized <\/p>\n

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\nrecommendation to you on why we
\nare sharing the talk. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd now let’s talk more about
\nthis week’s talk. <\/p>\n

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\nHello, this is Levi.
\nThis week’s talk is an <\/p>\n

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\nexcitation given by Brother Ryan
\nVaughn at the Abilene Ecclesia <\/p>\n

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\nin Texas on October 27th of this
\nyear. <\/p>\n

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\nThis was a suggestion, so thank
\nyou to the person who sent this <\/p>\n

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\nin.
\nHave you ever much enjoyed this <\/p>\n

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\nexcitation?
\nI’ve chosen the name. <\/p>\n

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\nAre you a servant or a
\nvolunteer? <\/p>\n

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\nBecause the file was sent to me
\nwithout a name. <\/p>\n

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\nSo that’s, that’s how that
\nworks. <\/p>\n

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\nI really enjoyed this, this talk
\nand kind of this meditation on <\/p>\n

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\nthe difference between being a
\nservant and having an attitude <\/p>\n

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\nof service that doesn’t end, you
\nknow, that doesn’t stop <\/p>\n

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\nthroughout your week and
\nthroughout our walk as servants <\/p>\n

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\nof God, that meanwhile,
\nvolunteerism is kind of <\/p>\n

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\nsomething that we can come in
\nand out of. <\/p>\n

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\nWe can, we can be a volunteer.
\nWe can stop being a volunteer. <\/p>\n

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\nI really, so I really, really
\nenjoyed this. <\/p>\n

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\nReally excited to share it.
\nHere is Ryan Vaughn. <\/p>\n

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\nAre you a servant or a
\nvolunteer? <\/p>\n

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\nThank you, Ryan and good morning
\neveryone. <\/p>\n

31
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\nLike to start off by making a
\nnomination that brother will <\/p>\n

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\nread every scriptural reading
\nfor us. <\/p>\n

33
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\nThere’s a voice that just makes
\nit come alive. <\/p>\n

34
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\nThat was that was really great.
\nI enjoyed that certain people <\/p>\n

35
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\njust have a tone and a voice
\nthat sound really wonderful with<\/p>\n

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\nreading the scripture so well.
\nTrish and I just returned from <\/p>\n

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\nCalifornia.
\nWe went back to visit our <\/p>\n

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\nbrothers and sisters and see me
\nand to do our Thanksgiving, <\/p>\n

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\nwhich is our my side of the
\nfamily’s Thanksgiving. <\/p>\n

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\nWe usually do it in October so
\nwe can enjoy it with both sides <\/p>\n

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\nof our families.
\nAnd of course, while we’re <\/p>\n

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\nthere, every night is packed
\nwith people are like, oh, you <\/p>\n

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\nguys are in from out of town.
\nYou got to come over for dinner.<\/p>\n

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\nWe got to do these things.
\nSo just about every night of the<\/p>\n

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\nweek we’re with somebody else.
\nAnd so we get lots of great <\/p>\n

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\nconversations and lots of great
\nfellowship with everyone. <\/p>\n

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\nSo I, I was, I do want to bring
\nback your love and greetings <\/p>\n

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\nfrom the brothers and sisters in
\nSouthern California and the <\/p>\n

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\nEcclesia and Simi Hills.
\nDuring a one such conversation <\/p>\n

50
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\nwith a brother over the course
\nof the evening, we touched on <\/p>\n

51
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\nthe topic of what our purpose is
\nin this life. <\/p>\n

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\nHe had a very simple answer
\nwhich can be summed up in one <\/p>\n

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\nword, service.
\nThe purpose of our lives and the<\/p>\n

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\nreason we’re put together in our
\ncommunities is to serve. <\/p>\n

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\nI have to say this idea really
\nresonated with me in this past <\/p>\n

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\nweek.
\nI’ve been ruminating on it. <\/p>\n

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\nWhat does it mean to serve or to
\nbe a servant? <\/p>\n

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\nA good old Webster defines the
\nword serve as to be a servant, <\/p>\n

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\nwhich is not very helpful.
\nHowever, it also has multiple <\/p>\n

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\ndefinitions.
\nAnd further down it also says <\/p>\n

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\nthat it means to be of use to
\nprove adequate or satisfactory <\/p>\n

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\nto help persons to food, such as
\nto wait a table or to wait on <\/p>\n

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\ncustomers.
\nThese are all good definitions <\/p>\n

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\nand I think they all speak to
\nthe idea of taking action or <\/p>\n

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\nperforming actions for others.
\nI’ve heard some say that we <\/p>\n

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\nserve our community or our
\necclesia by volunteering. <\/p>\n

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\nA volunteer is someone who
\nvoluntarily undertakes or <\/p>\n

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\nexpresses a willingness to
\nundertake a service. <\/p>\n

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\nVolunteering typically carries
\nthe connotation of donating our <\/p>\n

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\ntime.
\nAt first glance, that feels <\/p>\n

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\nright, doesn’t it?
\nNone of us expect to be <\/p>\n

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\ncompensated for the things we do
\nfor the ecclesia. <\/p>\n

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\nSo it’s logical that we say we
\nare a community of volunteers. <\/p>\n

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\nIsn’t that what we’re called to
\ndo? <\/p>\n

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\nWe volunteered to teach classes,
\nmake food for potluck, maintain <\/p>\n

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\nthe hall, coordinate activities,
\nparticipate on the arranging <\/p>\n

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\nboard.
\nWe might say all these actions <\/p>\n

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\nare volunteer work, but as being
\na volunteer the same as being a <\/p>\n

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\nservant, we might say.
\nWhen I sat down and really <\/p>\n

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\nthought about it, my own
\nconclusion was no, volunteering <\/p>\n

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\nand serving are not the same
\nthing. <\/p>\n

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\nWhat I’d like to do this morning
\nis take a few moments to <\/p>\n

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\nconsider what the differences
\nare between a volunteer and a <\/p>\n

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\nservant.
\nNow, the nation of Israel viewed<\/p>\n

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\nservants were slaves a little
\ndifferently than the rest of the<\/p>\n

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\nworld.
\nAnd I know we’ve talked about <\/p>\n

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\nthis before, but slavery in
\nIsrael was not the same as the <\/p>\n

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\nsystem of slavery perpetuated by
\nAmerica in the 1800s or by the <\/p>\n

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\nrest of the world.
\nFor all history, all of human <\/p>\n

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\nhistory for that matter, under
\nthe law of Moses, slaves were <\/p>\n

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\nnot allowed to be mistreated and
\nadditional protections were <\/p>\n

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\ngiven to the Israelites who
\nended up as servants or slaves. <\/p>\n

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\nLeviticus 25 speaks to this,
\nspeaks to it specifically when <\/p>\n

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\nit says in verse 39.
\nThat’s Leviticus chapter 25, <\/p>\n

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\nverse 39.
\nAnd if thy brother that dwelleth<\/p>\n

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\nby thee bewax and poor, and be
\nsold unto thee, thou shalt not <\/p>\n

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\ncompel him to serve as a bond
\nservant, but as an hired servant<\/p>\n

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\nand as a sojourner.
\nHe shall be with thee, and shall<\/p>\n

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\nserve thee unto the year of
\njubilee. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd then shall he depart from
\nthee, both he and his children <\/p>\n

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\nwith him, and shall return unto
\nhis own family, and unto <\/p>\n

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\npossession of his father’s shall
\nhe return. <\/p>\n

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\nFor they are my servants, which
\nI brought forth out of the land <\/p>\n

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\nof Egypt.
\nThey shall not be sold as <\/p>\n

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\nbondsman.
\nAnd there’s another provision in<\/p>\n

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\nExodus 21 that specifically
\nstates that after six years of <\/p>\n

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\nservice, the slave must be set
\nfree and all of his debts would <\/p>\n

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\nbe forgiven.
\nHowever, if the man decided that<\/p>\n

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\nhe loved his master and wanted
\nto remain in service, his master<\/p>\n

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\nwould take him before the elders
\nof the city, and he would drive <\/p>\n

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\nan awl through his ear or Pierce
\nhis ear, and that man would be <\/p>\n

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\nhis servant forever.
\nThis is what the Lord Jesus <\/p>\n

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\nChrist has called us to do when
\nHe called us to serve in His <\/p>\n

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\necclesia.
\nIt is a lifelong commitment. <\/p>\n

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\nI can’t help but see a bit of an
\necho to this in the crucifixion <\/p>\n

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\nof Christ in Isaiah 53.
\nIt says that he was pierced for <\/p>\n

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\nour transgressions.
\nHe was crushed for our <\/p>\n

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\niniquities.
\nUpon Him was the chastisement <\/p>\n

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\nthat brought us peace, and with
\nHis wounds we are healed. <\/p>\n

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\nIt was after Jesus was pierced
\nthrough his hands and his feet, <\/p>\n

121
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\nand He was lifted up on the
\nstake, putting the man of sin to<\/p>\n

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\ndeath, that he was forever
\nsealed to His Father. <\/p>\n

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\nThat final act of dedication and
\nservice in giving His life for <\/p>\n

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\nus sealed his fate forever.
\nWhich brings up the first <\/p>\n

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\ndifference that I’d like to
\npoint out between a volunteer <\/p>\n

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\nand a servant.
\nVolunteering is something you do<\/p>\n

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\nwhile serving is something you
\nlive. <\/p>\n

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\nWhen you volunteer for a task,
\nit’s typically something that <\/p>\n

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\nwhen the job is done, you’re
\ndone and you can walk away. <\/p>\n

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\nAnything that happens after that
\nis none of your concern. <\/p>\n

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\nHowever, that’s not the case for
\na servant. <\/p>\n

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\nThe servant is dedicated for
\nlife. <\/p>\n

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\nThe servant has built his or her
\nlife around the task, so there’s<\/p>\n

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\nno switching on and off.
\nThe task is a part of who they <\/p>\n

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\nare.
\nWe’ve all been given <\/p>\n

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\nopportunities throughout our
\nlife in our community to sign up<\/p>\n

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\nfor something, whether it’s
\nmaking a dish for potluck or <\/p>\n

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\nplanning activities for a Bible
\nschool. <\/p>\n

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\nWhen we plan out these
\nactivities, is there a <\/p>\n

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\nseparation in our minds between
\nthe task and our other life? <\/p>\n

141
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\nDo we cordon off the minimum
\namount of time for the ecclesial<\/p>\n

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\nwork, looking forward to the
\ntime when it’s done? <\/p>\n

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\nI know I do.
\nI’m the worst offender of this. <\/p>\n

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\nI’ve said this before to many
\npeople, and there’s no feeling <\/p>\n

145
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\nlike being done with an
\nexhortation or Bible class. <\/p>\n

146
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\nThe relief that I experienced
\nfrom being done is euphoric. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s something that I don’t have
\nto think about anymore. <\/p>\n

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\nI’ve realized, at least in
\nmyself, that I get that feeling <\/p>\n

149
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\nbecause I’ve been volunteering
\nand not serving. <\/p>\n

150
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\nStudying the Word of God and
\nruminating on these topics so I <\/p>\n

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\ncan share them with my brothers
\nand sisters shouldn’t be <\/p>\n

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\nsomething that I only do when
\nI’m preparing for a class. <\/p>\n

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\nIt should be a part of my
\neveryday life. <\/p>\n

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\nBecause filling our minds with
\nthe Word of God, it’s not <\/p>\n

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\nsomething we only turn on for
\nWednesday night class and Sunday<\/p>\n

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\nmornings.
\nIt should be a part of who we <\/p>\n

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\nare in everyday life.
\nSecondly, a volunteer focuses on<\/p>\n

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\nwhat they give, while the
\nservant focuses on what Jesus <\/p>\n

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\ngave.
\nWhen we volunteer to help with <\/p>\n

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\nthe ecclesia, it’s easy to tell
\nourselves I’ve given so much <\/p>\n

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\nenergy, so much time, so much
\neffort, so much of myself that <\/p>\n

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\nwe forget about what Jesus gave.
\nA servant doesn’t weigh or <\/p>\n

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\nmeasure how much he has given
\nhis master because his time, his<\/p>\n

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\nresources, his very life is not
\nhis own. <\/p>\n

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\nIt belongs to his master.
\nWhen we think about how much <\/p>\n

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\nJesus gave, anything we have
\ngiven or ever will give pales in<\/p>\n

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\ncomparison to the sacrifice he
\nmade #3A volunteer keeps score. <\/p>\n

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\nServants make sacrifices.
\nA volunteer keeps a log of all <\/p>\n

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\nthe things they’ve done, and
\nover time they become <\/p>\n

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\nfrustrated, disappointed or
\ndiscouraged. <\/p>\n

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\nWe don’t get the attention or
\nthe recognition or it cost us <\/p>\n

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\nmore than we thought it would.
\nBut a servant says that’s what <\/p>\n

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\nI’m here for.
\nIt’s supposed to cost me <\/p>\n

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\nsomething or inconvenience me.
\nI’m supposed to take up my cross<\/p>\n

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\nand bear it.
\nI’m not always going to enjoy my<\/p>\n

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\nservice or like what I have to
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\nI don’t have to always be
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\nOur lives are very comfortable
\nin this day and age, aren’t <\/p>\n

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\nthey?
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\nreminded us of this in one of
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\nyear.
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\nstandards, we are very wealthy.
\nAnd with wealth comes comfort <\/p>\n

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\nand an aversion to anything that
\nmakes us feel uncomfortable. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd when we fall into this mode
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\nservants, we give ourselves
\nlimits that, when reached, can <\/p>\n

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\ncause us to be bitter or angry
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\nor with specific brethren.
\nWhen we keep score, we start to <\/p>\n

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\nnotice that brother X or sister
\nY doesn’t give as much as I do, <\/p>\n

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\nor they don’t put in as much
\neffort as I do. <\/p>\n

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\nThey don’t pull their own weight
\naround here. <\/p>\n

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\nWhy should I have to give more?
\nEvery servant in God’s house is <\/p>\n

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\nat a different stage in their
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\nonce we come to that
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\ncapacity becomes much easier.
\nWhen we turn our focus to what <\/p>\n

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\nChrist gave as our example, it’s
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\nof what we have given or even
\nconsider what those around us <\/p>\n

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\nhave given #4 volunteers are
\ntime sensitive, a servant is <\/p>\n

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\nneed sensitive.
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\nthis much because I only have
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\nservant says what is the need?
\nI will arrange my schedule and <\/p>\n

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\nensure that the needs of others
\nare met first. <\/p>\n

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\nWe find a beautiful example of
\nthis in the parable from the <\/p>\n

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\nGood Samaritan that we read this
\nmorning in Luke 10. <\/p>\n

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\nIf you aren’t there, we could
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\nJust like to quote a few verses,
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\nbeginning in verse 30.
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\ntravelling to Jerusalem from
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\nleft for dead.
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\nof the road dying from his
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\nhim.
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\nLevite.
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\neducated in the law and were
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\nlove the Lord their God with all
\ntheir heart, soul, strength and <\/p>\n

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\nmind, and likewise to love their
\nneighbor as themselves, as Jesus<\/p>\n

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\nhad, just as they had just told
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\nBut both men, seeing someone in
\nneed, distance themselves from <\/p>\n

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\nthe injured man and walked by on
\nthe other side of the road. <\/p>\n

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\nThe parable doesn’t tell us why
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\nMaybe it was because they had
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\nand they didn’t want to make
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\nblood, or perhaps at this point,
\na dead body. <\/p>\n

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\nMaybe they were afraid it was a
\ntrap and the same people who <\/p>\n

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\nharmed this man would come out
\nand do the same to them. <\/p>\n

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\nMaybe they had an appointment
\nthey had to keep, and even <\/p>\n

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\nthough they had the ability to
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\nmore important and they told
\nthemselves someone else will <\/p>\n

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\ntake care of it.
\nMaybe they realized they would <\/p>\n

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\nhave to use their own strength,
\ntheir own time, their own <\/p>\n

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\nresources to help this man and
\nit was just too much for them to<\/p>\n

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\ndo at this time.
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\na Samaritan that passed by as
\nwell. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd this Samaritan in verse 33
\nhad compassion on him. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd in verse 34 it says he went
\nto him and bound up his wounds, <\/p>\n

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\npouring on oil and wine.
\nThen he sent him on his own <\/p>\n

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\nanimal and brought him to an inn
\nand took care of him. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd the next day he took out two
\ndenarii and gave them to the <\/p>\n

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\ninnkeeper saying take care of
\nhim and whatever more you spend,<\/p>\n

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\nI will pay you when I come back.
\nLike the injured man, the <\/p>\n

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\nSamaritan was travelling and no
\ndoubt had planned ahead and <\/p>\n

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\nbrought provisions for his trip.
\nIf you’ve ever been on a road <\/p>\n

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\ntrip, travelling across the US
\nlike we have a million times <\/p>\n

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\nover the past couple of years,
\nyou bring everything you need on<\/p>\n

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\nyour trip with you.
\nYou bring food, you bring <\/p>\n

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\nclothes, maybe you bring cash so
\nyou can pay for gas or lodging <\/p>\n

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\nfor yourself and your family.
\nNowadays it’s a lot easier to <\/p>\n

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\nget all these things if you run
\nout because there’s a million <\/p>\n

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\nstores along the way, but in
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\nwouldn’t have been readily
\navailable. <\/p>\n

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\nHowever, this man takes his own
\noil and wine and binds up the <\/p>\n

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\nman’s wounds.
\nHe gives up his mode of <\/p>\n

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\ntransportation, his animal, and
\nputs the wounded man on it. <\/p>\n

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\nHe then takes him to an inn and
\npays for his room and stays with<\/p>\n

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\nhim there for a night.
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\nthe next day he pays the
\ninnkeeper to continue taking <\/p>\n

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\ncare of the man and commits to
\nreturn again and cover any <\/p>\n

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\nadditional costs.
\nWhat an incredible act of <\/p>\n

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\nservice and sacrifice.
\nCan we imagine doing something <\/p>\n

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\nlike this today?
\nMaybe we would stop to help <\/p>\n

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\nanother Chris Adelphian that we
\nknew if the town was on the <\/p>\n

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\nroute that we were taking and
\nthe timing lined up just right. <\/p>\n

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\nBut could you imagine doing even
\none of these things for a random<\/p>\n

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\nstranger we had never met on the
\nside of the I-40? <\/p>\n

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\nThe magnitude of this sacrifice
\nis unimaginable. <\/p>\n

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\nThis parable was a calling to
\nthose of Jesus’s day and to us. <\/p>\n

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\nHe says in verse 37, You go and
\ndo likewise. <\/p>\n

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\nAs servants, we must come to the
\nconclusion that our time, our <\/p>\n

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\nresources, our very lives belong
\nto Christ and they and they <\/p>\n

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\nshould all be used in His
\nservice #5 Volunteers want <\/p>\n

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\nthemselves to look good, while a
\nservant wants to make God look <\/p>\n

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\ngood.
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\nit’s about how what I do can be
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\ncan make God look good.
\nIt’s not about me being noticed,<\/p>\n

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\nit’s about God being noticed
\nthrough what I do. <\/p>\n

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\nMatthew 5 and 14 says you are in
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\nA city that is set on a hill
\ncannot be hidden. <\/p>\n

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\nNor do people light a lamp and
\nput it under a basket, but on a <\/p>\n

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\nstand, and it gives light to all
\nin the house. <\/p>\n

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\nIn the same way, let your light
\nshine before others so that they<\/p>\n

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\nmay see your good works and give
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\nthe way we do it should make
\nothers see God, which inherently<\/p>\n

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\nmeans people need to know that
\nwe are servants of God. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’ve talked about this many
\ntimes in our classes, and even <\/p>\n

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\nJeremy spoke about this in one
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\nNo one we know should be
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\nChristadelphians or to be more
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\nthat we’re followers of Christ.
\nPeople should look at us and <\/p>\n

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\nthink, I know why they behave
\nthat way or why they made that <\/p>\n

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\ndecision.
\nIt’s because they serve Jesus. <\/p>\n

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\nOr maybe they just think it’s
\nbecause they’re a Christian. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd if they do, God receives the
\nglory and not us. <\/p>\n

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\nNumber six, volunteering is
\nabout convenience, while serving<\/p>\n

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\nis about commitment.
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\n17 about the people that were
\nbrought into the land by the <\/p>\n

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\nAssyrians after the children of
\nIsrael were expelled during the <\/p>\n

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\nreign of Hoshea.
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\nthe land because of their
\nidolatry. <\/p>\n

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\nBut of course the people that
\nwere brought in by the Assyrians<\/p>\n

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\nto replace them were no better.
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\nthey brought with them all their
\nforeign gods, Sakath, Banath, <\/p>\n

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\nNergal, Ashima, Nibhas, and
\nTartek, and they burned their <\/p>\n

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\nchildren in the fire to add
\nRumilek, add Ramalek and <\/p>\n

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\nAnamalek.
\nHowever, we’re told in verse 25 <\/p>\n

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\nthat they did not fear the Lord,
\nand because of this the Lord <\/p>\n

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\nsent lions among them, which
\nkilled some of them. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd when the king of Assyria
\nhears this report, he says it’s <\/p>\n

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\nbecause they don’t know the the
\nlaw of the God of the land. <\/p>\n

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\nSo he sends some of the priests,
\nIsrael of Israel back so they <\/p>\n

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\ncan teach the newcomers into the
\nland, the law of Moses. <\/p>\n

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\nSo maybe that will put a stop to
\nthe lion attacks. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd after this education, we’re
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\nthe Lord, but also served their
\nown gods after the manner of the<\/p>\n

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\nnations from among whom they had
\nbeen carried away. <\/p>\n

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\nThese people said, God, I just
\nwant enough of you in my life to<\/p>\n

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\nkeep the lions away.
\nI want just enough of you so the<\/p>\n

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\nattacks will stop.
\nI want you in my life, but I <\/p>\n

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\ndon’t want to have to be
\ncommitted to you. <\/p>\n

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\nThis way of thinking can
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\nonly volunteering in the
\necclesia. <\/p>\n

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\nWe want to give just enough of
\nour time. <\/p>\n

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\nWe want to have just enough God
\nin our life so He keeps the <\/p>\n

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\nlions of life away.
\nAnd just like the people that <\/p>\n

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\nwere living in the land of this
\ntime, we have a respect for God.<\/p>\n

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\nBut Monday through Monday
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\nour own gods.
\nWe’re connected to God, but not <\/p>\n

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\n00:20:17,760 –> 00:20:21,200
\ncommitted to Him.
\nA true servant loves the Lord <\/p>\n

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\n00:20:21,200 –> 00:20:23,400
\nwith all his heart, soul,
\nstrength, and mind. <\/p>\n

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\n00:20:24,040 –> 00:20:27,320
\nThat means that God will be a
\npart of every aspect of our <\/p>\n

329
\n00:20:27,320 –> 00:20:29,680
\nlives.
\nThat means we don’t have some <\/p>\n

330
\n00:20:29,680 –> 00:20:33,400
\ndark corner of our life where
\nGod is not allowed to go or the <\/p>\n

331
\n00:20:33,400 –> 00:20:36,880
\nactivities that we participate
\nin that God would not approve <\/p>\n

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\n00:20:36,880 –> 00:20:39,800
\nof.
\nTo be a true servant, we must be<\/p>\n

333
\n00:20:39,800 –> 00:20:46,400
\nwholly committed to God.
\nFinally, volunteering makes you <\/p>\n

334
\n00:20:46,400 –> 00:20:49,960
\nfeel superior, while serving
\nmakes you humble. <\/p>\n

335
\n00:20:51,200 –> 00:20:54,680
\nOften times when we volunteer
\nfor things, we can feel superior<\/p>\n

336
\n00:20:54,760 –> 00:20:57,720
\nbecause of the role or the
\nposition that we’ve taken. <\/p>\n

337
\n00:20:58,640 –> 00:21:01,160
\nI don’t think this is really an
\nissue in our current ecclesia <\/p>\n

338
\n00:21:01,160 –> 00:21:04,160
\nbecause we’re smaller.
\nBut when you’re in an ecclesia <\/p>\n

339
\n00:21:04,160 –> 00:21:09,560
\nof 60 or 100 or more, positions
\nlike arranging brother, finance <\/p>\n

340
\n00:21:09,560 –> 00:21:13,720
\nbrother or recording brother can
\nmake you feel important or <\/p>\n

341
\n00:21:13,720 –> 00:21:16,920
\nspecial.
\nYou’re given what some might <\/p>\n

342
\n00:21:16,920 –> 00:21:20,480
\nconsider a position of authority
\nand this can quickly go to our <\/p>\n

343
\n00:21:20,480 –> 00:21:23,440
\nheads if we don’t have the
\nspirit of a servant. <\/p>\n

344
\n00:21:24,520 –> 00:21:27,920
\nJesus chastised the scribes and
\nPharisees for this time and time<\/p>\n

345
\n00:21:27,920 –> 00:21:31,200
\nagain and even had to address it
\nwith his disciples. <\/p>\n

346
\n00:21:32,120 –> 00:21:34,520
\nWe come over to Matthew chapter
\n23. <\/p>\n

347
\n00:21:35,080 –> 00:21:38,120
\nWe see an example of this where
\nhe calls out the Pharisees. <\/p>\n

348
\n00:21:41,400 –> 00:21:48,880
\nMatthew 23, Beginning at verse
\none says, Then spake Jesus to <\/p>\n

349
\n00:21:48,880 –> 00:21:52,160
\nthe multitude, and to his
\ndisciples, saying, The scribes <\/p>\n

350
\n00:21:52,160 –> 00:21:54,120
\nand the Pharisees sit in Moses
\nseat. <\/p>\n

351
\n00:21:54,640 –> 00:21:58,560
\nAll Therefore whatsoever they
\nbid you observe that observe and<\/p>\n

352
\n00:21:58,560 –> 00:22:01,240
\ndo, but do not ye after their
\nworks. <\/p>\n

353
\n00:22:01,360 –> 00:22:05,120
\nFor they say, and do not.
\nFor they bind heavy burdens and <\/p>\n

354
\n00:22:05,120 –> 00:22:08,840
\ngrievous to be borne, and lay
\nthem on men’s shoulders, but <\/p>\n

355
\n00:22:08,840 –> 00:22:11,880
\nthey themselves will not move
\nthem with one of their fingers. <\/p>\n

356
\n00:22:12,520 –> 00:22:15,960
\nBut all their works they do.
\nFor to be seen of men they make <\/p>\n

357
\n00:22:15,960 –> 00:22:18,400
\nbroad their phalacteries, and
\nenlarge the borders of their <\/p>\n

358
\n00:22:18,400 –> 00:22:21,880
\ngarments, and love the uppermost
\nrooms at feasts, and the chiefs <\/p>\n

359
\n00:22:21,880 –> 00:22:25,320
\nseats in the synagogue’s, and
\ngreetings in the markets. <\/p>\n

360
\n00:22:25,440 –> 00:22:27,560
\nAnd to be called men.
\nRabbi, Rabbi. <\/p>\n

361
\n00:22:28,400 –> 00:22:31,760
\nBut be not ye called Rabbi.
\nFor one is your master, even <\/p>\n

362
\n00:22:31,760 –> 00:22:36,640
\nChrist, and all ye are brethren.
\nAnd call no man your Father upon<\/p>\n

363
\n00:22:36,640 –> 00:22:38,800
\nthe earth.
\nFor one is your Father which is <\/p>\n

364
\n00:22:38,800 –> 00:22:42,040
\nin heaven.
\nNeither be called masters, for <\/p>\n

365
\n00:22:42,040 –> 00:22:45,960
\none is your master, even Christ.
\nBut he that is greatest among <\/p>\n

366
\n00:22:45,960 –> 00:22:50,160
\nyou shall be your servant, and
\nwhosoever shall exalt himself <\/p>\n

367
\n00:22:50,160 –> 00:22:53,680
\nshall be abased, and he that
\nshall humble himself shall be <\/p>\n

368
\n00:22:53,680 –> 00:22:56,320
\nexalted.
\nBut woe unto you scribes and <\/p>\n

369
\n00:22:56,320 –> 00:22:59,520
\nPharisees, hypocrites, for you
\nshut up the Kingdom of heaven <\/p>\n

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\n00:22:59,520 –> 00:23:01,600
\nagainst men.
\nFor you neither go in <\/p>\n

371
\n00:23:01,600 –> 00:23:05,080
\nyourselves, neither suffer ye
\nthem that are entering to go in <\/p>\n

372
\n00:23:06,880 –> 00:23:09,280
\nwhen you seek positions of power
\nand authority. <\/p>\n

373
\n00:23:09,720 –> 00:23:14,080
\nWe put ourselves in a dangerous
\nplace because of because of the <\/p>\n

374
\n00:23:14,080 –> 00:23:16,680
\nstation and authority the
\nscribes and the Pharisees put <\/p>\n

375
\n00:23:16,680 –> 00:23:19,480
\nthemselves in.
\nThey couldn’t see past their own<\/p>\n

376
\n00:23:19,480 –> 00:23:22,640
\npride, which led them to put
\nJesus to death. <\/p>\n

377
\n00:23:23,600 –> 00:23:27,160
\nIn Matthew 18, we’re told that
\neven Jesus’s own disciples came <\/p>\n

378
\n00:23:27,160 –> 00:23:30,840
\nto him and asked who’s the
\ngreatest in the Kingdom of <\/p>\n

379
\n00:23:30,840 –> 00:23:33,400
\nheaven.
\nAnd again in Matthew 20, the <\/p>\n

380
\n00:23:33,400 –> 00:23:36,520
\nmother of James and John came to
\nJesus and asked him to give her <\/p>\n

381
\n00:23:36,520 –> 00:23:38,480
\nsons positions of honor in the
\nKingdom. <\/p>\n

382
\n00:23:39,280 –> 00:23:43,240
\nIn both instances, Jesus reminds
\nthem that it’s not the positions<\/p>\n

383
\n00:23:43,240 –> 00:23:46,080
\nof honor or rulership that they
\nshould be seeking after. <\/p>\n

384
\n00:23:46,800 –> 00:23:50,120
\nInstead, like in Matthew 18,
\nthey should come to him as <\/p>\n

385
\n00:23:50,120 –> 00:23:53,360
\nlittle children, willing and
\neager to serve. <\/p>\n

386
\n00:23:54,400 –> 00:23:57,400
\nIn chapter 20, he says, And
\nwhosoever will be chief among <\/p>\n

387
\n00:23:57,400 –> 00:24:01,360
\nyou, let him be your servant,
\neven as the Son of Man came not <\/p>\n

388
\n00:24:01,360 –> 00:24:05,480
\nto be ministered unto, but to
\nminister and to give his life a <\/p>\n

389
\n00:24:05,480 –> 00:24:08,880
\nransom.
\nFor many, serving is about being<\/p>\n

390
\n00:24:08,880 –> 00:24:12,680
\nhumble and about helping people
\nwherever they are in their <\/p>\n

391
\n00:24:12,680 –> 00:24:16,000
\njourney.
\nSo before we close, we’ll <\/p>\n

392
\n00:24:16,000 –> 00:24:19,760
\nsummarize what we’ve considered
\nthis morning when considering <\/p>\n

393
\n00:24:19,760 –> 00:24:23,240
\nwhat the characteristics of a
\nservant of Christ are. <\/p>\n

394
\n00:24:24,440 –> 00:24:27,280
\nAs servants of our Lord, we
\napproach life in the truth with <\/p>\n

395
\n00:24:27,280 –> 00:24:31,600
\nhumility, and we’re committed to
\nthe work of Jesus and all that <\/p>\n

396
\n00:24:31,600 –> 00:24:35,200
\nwe do.
\nWe serve in his ecclesia and in <\/p>\n

397
\n00:24:35,200 –> 00:24:39,600
\nthe world around us, not for our
\nown glory and recognition, but <\/p>\n

398
\n00:24:39,600 –> 00:24:41,560
\nso God can be glorified through
\nus. <\/p>\n

399
\n00:24:42,560 –> 00:24:45,960
\nOur service is not time
\nsensitive, but rather based on <\/p>\n

400
\n00:24:45,960 –> 00:24:47,800
\nthe needs of those whom we
\nserve. <\/p>\n

401
\n00:24:48,720 –> 00:24:51,800
\nWe keep no record of the deeds
\nwe perform or the time we <\/p>\n

402
\n00:24:51,800 –> 00:24:55,160
\ndedicated to His service, but
\nrather we sacrifice our own <\/p>\n

403
\n00:24:55,160 –> 00:24:59,240
\nneeds, resources, time and
\ndesires so that God’s name may <\/p>\n

404
\n00:24:59,240 –> 00:25:03,240
\nbe glorified and to all.
\nAs servants, we don’t focus on <\/p>\n

405
\n00:25:03,240 –> 00:25:06,800
\nwhat we’ve given or will give in
\nthe future, but instead we <\/p>\n

406
\n00:25:06,800 –> 00:25:10,760
\nremember what Jesus gave and
\nwe’re motivated to act by His <\/p>\n

407
\n00:25:10,760 –> 00:25:14,080
\nexample.
\nFinally, as servants, we <\/p>\n

408
\n00:25:14,080 –> 00:25:18,160
\nrecognize that our our work in
\nthe ecclesia is not just a list <\/p>\n

409
\n00:25:18,320 –> 00:25:22,480
\nand a task of deeds that we
\ncheck off our list, but it’s a <\/p>\n

410
\n00:25:22,480 –> 00:25:26,720
\nway of life.
\nOur service to one another is a <\/p>\n

411
\n00:25:26,720 –> 00:25:30,920
\npart of our lives and makes up
\nthe very fabric of who we are as<\/p>\n

412
\n00:25:30,920 –> 00:25:33,560
\npeople.
\nAs we partake of these emblems. <\/p>\n

413
\n00:25:33,560 –> 00:25:37,920
\nNow, may our commitment to him
\nbe strengthened and renewed, and<\/p>\n

414
\n00:25:37,920 –> 00:25:41,800
\nmay the day come soon where we
\nhope to hear those wonderful <\/p>\n

415
\n00:25:41,800 –> 00:25:45,000
\nwords from him.
\nWell done, thou good and <\/p>\n

416
\n00:25:45,000 –> 00:25:49,160
\nfaithful servant, Enter thou
\ninto the joy of thy Lord. <\/p>\n

417
\n00:26:02,730 –> 00:26:04,810
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