Fellowship of the Crossroads
Why do we have “Church”?
Why do we meet here every Sunday?
Three reasons why the Church Exist
1. ...to glorify God through ____________________ Him.
2. ...to glorify God by __________________the world.
3. ...to glorify God by _______________his people.
I Peter 4:10 NKJV
gift
χάρισμα charisma {khar'-is-mah}
1) a favor with which one receives without any merit of his own
minister
διακονέω diakoneo {dee-ak-on-eh'-o}
1) to be a servant,
2) to provide take care of, distribute, the things necessary to sustain life
How Serving Changes Us
1. Serving requires _________________and redirects our ________________to Jesus.
Matthew 20:28 NKJV
serve
1) to be a servant, attendant, to serve, wait upon
1a1) to be served, ministered unto
1c2) to take care of the poor and the sick, who administer the office of a deacon
1d1) to attend to anything, that may serve another's interests
2. Serving directly increases our ______________.
John 2:5-9 NKJV
Serving allows us to ______________His power first hand and that naturally produces _______________in us.
3. Serving helps us ______and _________________what we’re made for.
Ephesians 2:10 NKJV
workmanship
poiema {poy'-ay-mah}
1) that which has been made
2a) of the works of God as creator
Ephesians 4:1-7 NKJV
Ephesians 4:12 NKJV
4. Serving Helps us _____________Community.
5. Serving Puts into ______________what you have _______________________.
James 1:22 NKJV
Isaiah 6:8 NKJV
Your greatest ________________is your ____________________!
Crossroads Challenge