{"id":2784,"date":"2013-11-03T12:08:42","date_gmt":"2013-11-03T17:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/?p=2784"},"modified":"2013-11-03T12:08:42","modified_gmt":"2013-11-03T17:08:42","slug":"service-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ovcf.org\/ovcf_wp\/2013\/11\/service-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Service Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TITLE:\u00a0\u00a0 Relationship Matters<\/h2>\n

TEXT:\u00a0 Phil.2:5-11, 17-24 (p.981)<\/h2>\n

\u201cReligion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father, is this: to visit the orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.\u201d\u00a0 James 1:27<\/p>\n

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\u201cIncarnate truth does not neglect propositional truth but presents it in love with skin.\u201d\u00a0 Burke<\/p>\n

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(JO: remember H-E-A-R-T)<\/p>\n

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Cat and Dog Theology:\u00a0 \u201cDogs have masters; cats have staff. \u00a0Dogs tend to be loyal, service-oriented, and faithful; whereas cats tend to be independent and aloof.<\/p>\n

A dog says, \u201cYou pet me, you feed me, you shelter me, you love, you must be God.\u201d\u00a0 A cat says, \u201cYou pet me, you feed me, you shelter me, you love me, I must be God.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?\u00a0 And how are they to preach unless they are sent?\u201d\u00a0 Rom.10: 14-15<\/p>\n

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\u201cYour neighbor is anyone who has a need, whose need you are able to meet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExample is the most powerful rhetoric.\u201d\u00a0 Thomas Brooks<\/p>\n

Several examples of people who were servants:<\/p>\n

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  1. Paul- Phil.2:17-18<\/li>\n
  2. Timothy- 2:19-24<\/li>\n
  3. Jesus- 2:5-11<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Three ways humility can become integral part of churches:\u00a0 Wayne Cordeiro<\/p>\n

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    1. Consciously doing acts of (hidden service<\/span><\/strong>).<\/li>\n
    2. Reminding ourselves a church has a (mission<\/span><\/strong>) to do, and it must never forget its mission.<\/li>\n
    3. Know how to handle (credit<\/span><\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      NEXT WEEK: \u00a0\u00a0Service at the Tivoli!\u00a0 \u201cBest Laid Plans\u201d –\u00a0 I Chron.28:1-8<\/p>\n

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      SERIES: Marked TITLE:\u00a0\u00a0 Relationship Matters TEXT:\u00a0 Phil.2:5-11, 17-24 (p.981) \u201cReligion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father, is this: to visit the orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.\u201d\u00a0 James 1:27   \u201cIncarnate truth does not neglect propositional truth but presents it in love with skin.\u201d\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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