“Everyday Heroes – PART 2”

Psalm 16:3 (NLT) The godly people in the land are my true heroes! I take pleasure in them!

Sermon: Everyday Heroes-Part 2
Matthew 20:26 (NLT) “…Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant”

Proverbs 31:8-9 (NCV)
8 “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; defend the rights of all those who have nothing.
9 Speak up and judge fairly, and defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

1 Corinthians 12:4-6 (NCV)
4 There are different kinds of gifts, but they are all from the same Spirit. 
5 There are different ways to serve but the same Lord to serve. 
6 And there are different ways that God works through people but the same God. God works in all of us in everything we do.

serving with joy
Change your perspective on serving
Matthew 23:11 (NLT) The greatest among you must be a servant.

Galatians 5:13 (NLT) For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.

Proverbs 11:25 (NLT) The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

Stay Connected
Be generous
Accept who you are
Ephesians 2:10 (NCV) God has made us what we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works, which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing.

Know Your Limits
1 Kings 19:3-8 (NLT)
3 Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there. 
4 Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.”
5 Then he lay down and slept under the broom tree. But as he was sleeping, an angel touched him and told him, “Get up and eat!” 
6 He looked around and there beside his head was some bread baked on hot stones and a jar of water! So he ate and drank and lay down again.
7 Then the angel of the Lord came again and touched him and said, “Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you.”
8 So he got up and ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to travel forty days and forty nights to Mount Sinai, the mountain of God.

John 15:8 (NLT) When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my Father.

Mark 8:35 (NLT) If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.