الخدمه؟ مقياسAm I a

Servant?Servants’ Meeting Jun.6,2010

The Servant?

• A person of great love to God and to others, who receives God’s love and conveys it to others.

• A real follower of our Lord Jesus Christ, resides where Christ is and abides in Christ. (has an intimate relationship to God)

• An example of humbleness• A fisher, a builder and a farmer, a servant is a hard worker for

God• Has The Mind of Christ, Looks out for the interest of others• Fervent in spirit.• Committed to the service• A disciple (A student)

The Servant:

• A person of great love to God and to others, who receives God’s love and conveys it to others.

What Kind of Love should I

have as a servant?

What Kind of Love?

• John 21:15-17• يا 15 بطرس لسمعان يسوع قال تغدوا فبعدما

. نعم له قال هؤالء من اكثر اتحبني يونا بن سمعان . خرافي ارع له قال احبك اني تعلم انت رب .يا

• “Simon, son of Jonah,[b] do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.”

• Love God

What Kind of Love?

• Mathew 25:40• باحد فعلتموه انكم بما لكم اقول الحق

فعلتم فبي االصاغر هؤالء اخوتي‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

• Love those whom we serve the same way we love God.

What Kind of Love?

• 1 Corinthians 14:12• غيورون 12 انكم اذ ايضا انتم هكذا

بنيان الجل اطلبوا الروحية للمواهبتزدادوا ان .الكنيسة

• 12 Even so you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel.

• Love the church the body of Christ

What Kind of Love?

• Love God• Love those whom we serve the same way we

love God.• Love the church the body of Christ

Why does it (Love) have to

come first?

Love comes first

• 1 Corinthians 13: 1-3• الناس 1 بالسنة اتكلم كنت انفقد محبة لي ليس ولكن والمالئكة

. يرن صنجا او يطن نحاسا 1صرت • Though I speak with the tongues of men and

of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.

• What does this mean for a servant?

Love comes first

• 1 Corinthians 13: 1-3• وكل 2 االسرار جميع واعلم نبوة لي كانت وان

الجبال انقل حتى االيمان كل لي كان وان علمشيئا فلست محبة لي ليس .ولكن

• 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

• What does this mean for a servant?

Love comes first

• 1 Corinthians 13: 1-3• سلمت 3 وان اموالي كل اطعمت وانمحبة لي ليس ولكن احترق حتى جسدي

شيئا انتفع .فال• 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the

poor, and though I give my body to be burned,[a] but have not love, it profits me nothing• What does this mean for a servant?

Love comes first

• Talents, gifts (tongues, prophecies, knowing mysteries), faith, giving to the poor and even giving my body to be burnet without love become a kind of show off, pride and self praise and will mean nothing.

What is Love?

Eros, Philia or Agabi?

What is Love?

• 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8

• وترفق 4 تتانى .المحبة• 4 Love suffers long and is

kind; •What is the difference?

What is Love?

• 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8

• 4. تحسد ال .المحبة• 4 Love does not envy; • Servants’ Application?

What is Love?

• 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8

• تنتفخ 4 وال تتفاخر ال المحبة• 4 Love does not parade itself, is

not puffed up; • What is the difference?

What is Love?

• 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8• ما 5 تطلب وال تقبح واللنفسها• 5 does not behave rudely, does

not seek its own,• Practical Application?

What is Love?

• 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8• السوء   تظن وال تحتد وال• is not provoked, thinks no evil;

• Servants’ Application?

What is Love?

• 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8• تفرح 6 بل باالثم تفرح والبالحق• 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but

rejoices in the truth;• Servants’ Application?

What is Love?

• 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8• وتصدق 7 شيء كل وتحتمل

شيء كل7 bears all things, believes all

things,Servants’ Application?

What is Love?

• 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8• وتصبر   شيء كل وترجو

شيء كل .على• hopes all things, endures all

thingsServants’ Application?

What is Love?

• 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8• 8 . النبوات واما ابدا تسقط ال المحبةوالعلم فستنتهي وااللسنة فستبطل .فسيبطل• 8 Love never fails. But whether there are

prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.