Serving All - Starting Point
Pathway Points
Stepping Up for Jesus
We’re continuing our journey today along Grace Church’s Discipleship
Pathway. We spent the last three weeks looking at the foundations of the
Pathway, the Love God part. This week let’s move on to the Serve All part. Remember,
the descriptions are not meant to be exhaustive (or judgmental); they are
intended for self-evaluation, and,
with the Holy Spirit’s guidance, to help you better understand what each step
on the Pathway looks like in the life of a believer.
While loving God is the foundation of discipleship, serving
is the overflow of that love. At Grace, one of the ways that we facilitate
service is through the various activities we offer. It may not seem like it,
but you’re serving just by attending. You’re serving the leaders by providing
an audience that requires them to clarify their thinking. You’re serving the
other participants by listening to them and offering spirit-led conversation
and praying with and for them.
Here are some possibilities if you’re just starting out:
·
Participate in a workshop, seminar, or special
event: here’s one for July, Dinner
& a Movie—The Rookie.
·
Begin to take part in spiritual practices like
prayer: check out our sermon series from right before Easter, The
Prayers of Jesus.
·
Begin to take part in spiritual practices like Bible
reading. This is my favorite Bible app
(you can even access it on your desktop or laptop computer). It has Bible
reading plans as short as 3 days and as long as a year in a variety of topics.
Don’t forget to “friend” me so that I can encourage you as you work your way
through your plan!
Stepping up with you in His strength!
Monica Lebsack
Creative Ministries Director