Live To Serve Ministry

I quit my job for God!

I quit my job at True Food Kitchen to be work for God full time! Come and follow on our journey with us!
-Greg

This is our journey across the country

The Grand Canyon

This was our quick day trip to the grand canyon during our stay in Bullhead with my mother-in-law (Greg's mom).

It was really great!

And we're off!

Wilcox, AZ

This RV park we stayed was actually quiet and nice, with lovely views, and slightly cooler temperatures. We enjoyed it.

Van Horn, TX

This RV park had a lot of character, even though it was quite run down (and a bit trashy)
Still though, it had Jesus painted on the wall, and they typically hold a type of church service saturday nights. The mexican Restaurant across the street also had a painting of Jesus on the wall.
Welcome to the bible belt!

Possum Kingdom State Park, TX

The park we stayed at before this one was at oil field country and it was just a lot, no trees, nothing there. And it was so hot, we literally stayed in our trailer with the a/c on the whole day just trying to stay cool. So Greg decided we needed to stay at a place a little nicer the next time for the sake of the girls. So we found this place that was on a lake that we went swimming in. We also caught a glimpse of some of the wildlife.
It was still so hot though.

Live To Serve Ministry

Matthew 20:28

"Your attitude must be like my own, for I, the Messiah, did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give my life as a ransom for many.” (Matthew 20:28 TLB)

We are commanded to serve God. Jesus was unmistakable: “Your attitude must be like my own, for I, the Messiah, did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give my life as a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:28 TLB).

For Christians, service is not something to be tacked onto our schedules if we can spare the time. It is the heart of the Christian life. Jesus came “to serve” and “to give” — and those two verbs should define your life on Earth, too.

Jesus taught that spiritual maturity is never an end in itself. Maturity is for ministry! We grow up in order to give out. It is not enough to keep learning more and more. We must act on what we know and practice what we claim to believe. Impression without expression causes depression. Study without service leads to spiritual stagnation.

The old comparison between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea is still true. Galilee is a lake full of life because it takes in water but also gives it out. In contrast, nothing lives in the Dead Sea because, with no outflow, the lake has stagnated.

The last thing many believers need is to go to another Bible study. They already know far more than they are putting into practice. What they need is serving experiences in which they can exercise their spiritual muscles.

Serving is the opposite of our natural inclination. Most of the time we’re more interested in “serve us” than service. We say, “I’m looking for a church that meets my needs and blesses me,” not “I’m looking for a place to serve and be a blessing.” We expect others to serve us, not vice versa.

But as we mature in Christ, the focus of our lives should increasingly shift to living a life of service. The mature follower of Jesus stops asking, “Who’s going to meet my needs?” and starts asking, “Whose needs can I meet?”

Tuesday, Oct 6, 2015
by Rick Warren