MEMBERS ONE OF ANOTHER Romans 12 5 MEMBERS

MEMBERS ONE OF ANOTHER Romans 12: 5

MEMBERS OF ONE ANOTHER 1. Members one of another 2. Love one another 3. Peace with one another 4. Forgive one another 5. Serve one another 6. Strengthen / encourage one another 7. Comfort one another 8. Pray for one another 9. Support (bear with) one another 10. Sing to one another 11. Watch out for one another

“Through love serve one another” Gal. 5: 13

THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVING SAINTS • Jesus made it a priority lesson (John 13: 1 -15) • A way to glorify God (I Pet. 4: 11; I Cor. 8: 19) • The way to be great in the kingdom (Mt. 20: 26 -28; 23: 11; Lk. 22: 26; I Tim. 3: 13) • Something God remembers and appreciates (Heb. 6: 10; Rev. 2: 19) • Our duty as a member of the body (Rom. 12: 7; Eph. 4: 12)

HOW CAN WE SERVE? • Spiritual service (I Pet. 1: 12; I Tim. 4: 6) • Various simpler things which are service üHow government is supposed to be (Rom. 13: 4) üThe way a servant treats a believing master (I Tim. 6: 2) üServe food to widows (Acts 6: 1 -2) üEverything around the collection for the saints (II Cor. 8: 4, 19 -20; 9: 1; Rom. 15: 25, 31; Acts 11: 29) üWhat were those Hebrews doing (Heb. 6: 10… 10: 32 -34; 13: 1 -3)?

HOW CAN WE SERVE? • Spiritual service (I Pet. 1: 12; I Tim. 4: 6) • Various simpler things which are service • Look to the women (Mt. 8: 15; Lk. 8: 3; Mt. 27: 55; I Tim. 5: 10) • Matthew 25: 44 • How can you serve? Just about anything that is needed or helps counts as service.

HOW TO RUIN SERVICE • Don’t help those who serve (I Cor. 16: 15; III John 1: 8) • Serve your own interests (Rom. 16: 18; Phil. 3: 1819) • Be arrogant (Lk. 17: 9 -10) • Complain (Lk. 10: 40; Phil. 2: 14; I Pet. 4: 9) • Let your service distract you from God (Lk. 10: 4042) • Don’t do your best (Col. 3: 23 -24)