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<strong>TITLE: HOW AM I SERVING OTHERS:</strong>

<strong>TEXT: I SAMUEL 2:12-17</strong>

<strong>AM I SERVING OTHERS IN SELFISHNESS?</strong>

<strong>INTRODUCTION</strong>
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	<li>Serving Others</li>
	<li>The Expectation – Mark 10:42-44</li>
	<li>The Model – Mark 10:45</li>
	<li>What is a Servant?</li>
	<li>Servant = <em>diakonos </em>= servant, minister, waiter</li>
	<li>Servant = <em>doulos </em>= slave</li>
	<li>We know that we should serve. However, how do we serve?</li>
	<li>Serving others as Selfishness</li>
	<li>Serving others as Satisfaction</li>
	<li>Serving others as Sacrifice</li>
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<strong>DO I KNOW THE LORD?</strong>
<ol>
	<li>Hophni and Phinehas did not know the LORD<u> </u>
<ol>
	<li>How could they grow up in the temple and not know the LORD?</li>
	<li>How could they serve in the temple and not know the LORD?</li>
</ol>
</li>
	<li>Do I know the LORD?<u> </u>
<ol>
	<li>What am I doing? (Matthew 7:21-23)</li>
	<li>What am I desiring (Philippians 3:10)</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<strong>DO I HONOR THOSE WHOM I AM SERVING?</strong>
<ol>
	<li>Hophni and Phinehas did not honor the people<u> </u>
<ol>
	<li>They stole from the ones they were supposed to be serving</li>
	<li>It was all about them</li>
</ol>
</li>
	<li>Do I honor those whom I am serving?<u> </u>
<ol>
	<li>“In order to lift someone you must love them, and they must know that you love them.” Martin Luther King, Jr.</li>
	<li>If I do not honor you, it will be difficult to serve you</li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<strong>DO I HONOR THE LORD?</strong>
<ol>
	<li>Hophni and Phinehas did not honor the LORD<u> </u>
<ol>
	<li>They stole from God</li>
	<li>It was all about them</li>
	<li>If they would not honor God, they could not honor the people</li>
</ol>
</li>
	<li>Do I honor the LORD?<u> </u>
<ol>
	<li>What is my relationship with God really like?</li>
	<li>Do I really honor God?</li>
	<li>If I will not honor God, I cannot honor the people</li>
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<strong>Challenge for the Week: </strong>

<strong>That I will take an honest look at my life and determine how I am serving others</strong>

<strong>Challenge for the Week: </strong>

<strong>That I will take an honest look at my life and determine how I am serving others</strong>