Worship Service 12/04/2022

Preacher: Jeremy Herbert

Text: Acts 20:17-24

Theme: 5 Ways A Leader Can Love the Church Well: The Leader’s Motives

Notes:

Four Choices That Motivate Good Leaders

1. Ultimate, eternal joy over temporal happiness
2. Faithfulness over human success
   • “Ministry is not measured in months, it is measured in decades.”
   • Psalm 1
   • Faithful Christian service is a marathon, not a sprint
3. Christ and His people over selfish ambition
   • 2 Corinthians 8:9, “…though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor…”
   • We often think of God as a part of our story
   • We sacrifice the most for what we consider as the most valuable
   • We don’t just give of ourselves to Christ–we give ourselves to Christ
   • Embrace ignorance: serve Christ and His people–
     • not knowing that things are going to be OK
     • not knowing that what I do is appreciated
     • not knowing what the rewards will be
   • Are you willing to serve God and His people
     • knowing your sacrifice may not be seen
     • knowing your motives may be misjudged
     • knowing you may be falsely accused
   • Faithful ministry includes times of pressure and discomfort
     • Yet those not in leadership may be a blessing to their leaders:
       • Romans 1:11-12, “…that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.”
       • Hebrews 13:17, “…Let them do so with joy and not with grief,…”

Live It Out!

1. Don’t just give of yourself–give yourself
   • 2 Corinthians 8:1-5
2. Let the hard parts of life push you toward Christ and His people
3. Be part of the team

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