10.24.21 - Followers of Christ Imitate Christ’s Selfless Service (1 Corinthians 9:7-12, 19-23)
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English - October 24, 2021 20:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBChristianity Religion & Spirituality Religion kok king of kings lutheran sermon devotion scripture bible wels christ jesus Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Is ambition ever an appropriate characteristic of those who follow Jesus? We certainly how much of a negative quality ambition can be in the life of a follower of Christ. Far too often ambition drives the promotion of self or the interests of self as opposed to Christ. This can even happen within a Christian congregation or that congregation’s ministry.
Yet there is an appropriate place for ambition in the lives of those who follow Jesus? We see it in our selfless Savior who comes to serve, not be served, and who focuses his ambition outside of himself on our salvation. So we imitate that selfless service. We set aside our personal preferences for the sake of others that they might have what we have and more. As we heard recently in Bible study, following Christ is not about my business or your business or for the sake of busyness. No, following Christ is about our Father’s business, loving and serving those around us.
The Bible reading for this message is 1 Corinthians 9:7-12, 19-23.
Video of this message can be found here.
This message is Part 5 in our series: Followers of Christ.