Serving Others-Measuring Success

Bobby the Seeker and I continued on the topic of Serving Others, discussing Bible verses on serving others, sharing stories, discussing becoming bitter, and how does God measure success.

Bible Verses

Matthew 25:35-40
³⁵ For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; ³⁶ naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.’ ³⁷ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? ³⁸ And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? ³⁹ When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ ⁴⁰ The King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.’

Philippians 2:4
do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

Galatians 5:13
For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

1 Peter 4:10-11
¹⁰ As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. ¹¹ Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 6:7-8
⁷ With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men, ⁸ knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

Putting Others Above Ourselves

If we have a servant’s heart, the heart of Jesus we will put others above ourselves. That does not mean we are to be co-dependent or to not take care of ourselves, but it means we are not being self-centered.

If we serve out of self-centeredness we can become bitter and resentful.

Measuring Success

The world measures success by results. God measures success by us being obedient in doing what He has called us to do. Success is being obedient,

Serving Others-Measuring Success Podcast

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