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Blog – A Servant’s Heart?

April 25, 2022 By Roy Pennycoff Leave a Comment

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An excerpt from "Bible.org" entitled, "Mark #8: The Heart of a Servant" by J. Hampton Keathly, III states: "The real test of whether we are truly maturing and learning to become a Christ-like servant is how we act when people treat us like one." The author lists factors to consider:

1. Concerns to Consider.

A. People too often serve others from their own neurotic need for                        approval or for significance.

B. We need to identify and work toward serving the real needs of others            and not their neurotic wants.

2. Conditions that Hinder Servanthood.

A. The desire for status or to feel important is a tremendous barrier to                biblical servanthood.

B. Human strategies to meet one's own felt needs pose another                          hindrance to servant living.

C. A poor concept of one's self-worth, along with a faulty source for                    developing our self-worth, forms another hindrance to effective                      servanthood.

D. Self I centered living or seeking happiness from the world rather than            in the Savior and His purpose and call on one's life is another cause              for failing to live as servants.

3. Consequences in the Absence of Servanthood.

A. The opposite of a servants heart is self-seeking, which leads to                      consequences like jealousy, envy, disunity and division.

B. Failure to get involved in ministry.

C. Burnout in those who are ministering.

D. The church fails to accomplish what it has been called to do in                        evangelism and all the aspects of edification because of a lack of                  ministering people.

E. The absence of a servants heart leads to playing power games or                  spiritual king of the mountain.

F. The absence of a servants heart is really the absence of humility or                pride.

G. Inability to lead others in the things of Christ because of one's own                self-seeking hypocrisy.

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