A Servant’s Heart .The Call To Serve

Philippians 2:7-9:  7 rather, he made himself nothingby taking the very nature[a] of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man,

    he humbled himself

    by becoming obedient to death—

        even death on a cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place

    and gave him the name that is above every name,

When it comes to serving in the church, people rarely request positions where they will go unnoticed. They usually ask to be involved in a place of leadership.

Now, there is nothing wrong with heading a committee. But God calls us to have a servant’s heart: He desires that our motive be to glorify Him, not ourselves.

Over the years, I’ve had many conversations with young men studying at seminary. Countless times, they share the desire…