Sunday, September 30, 2007

Have I Done Anything Significant?

Micha Tamaela-Wattimena

Usually the standard or measurement is by:
  • power
  • possession
  • positions

What does the bible say?
Mark 10:35-34

  1. What does it mean to be a servant?
    Do voluntarily servant v23. Servants nowadays get paid.
    To place yourself under someone else authority
  2. What does it mean to be slave?
    To be someone who gives absolute surrender.
    Slave don't have freedom - e.q. Gladiator - slave for entertainment only.
    Jesus - slave means give up your freedom, position, don't have any rights.
  3. What does it mean to be slave, who will give his life.
    To be a slave who will give his life, is to be someone who is brave to make a fatal action of compassion - max impact

Jesus died for ALL kinds of man, not restricted to specific kind of people, died for the ones who deserve to. Instead, He died for the ones who don't deserve.

Rom 8:28
Was He a slave?
Was He a _______

Being a slave is:
  1. Giving my possessions to God: time, money, everything
  2. Will I go out of my comfort zone to help others?