matthew 20:20-20:28

In your spiritual walk, you practice following Jesus day by day. Do you feel the power of the Holy Spirit as you practice faithfulness, gentleness and self-control?

In your spiritual walk, you practice following Jesus day by day. Do you feel the power of the Holy Spirit as you practice faithfulness, gentleness and self-control?

In your spiritual walk, you practice following Jesus day by day. Do you feel the power of the Holy Spirit as you practice faithfulness, gentleness and self-control?

In your spiritual walk, you practice following Jesus day by day. Do you feel the power of the Holy Spirit as you practice faithfulness, gentleness and self-control?

This morning Sam concluded our series - Preach with Part 3... Power. This is the audio podcast.

Pastor Andy brings the sermon on Romans 16.1-2, “A Call to Serve,” from the sermon series, “Life in the Spirit (Romans).”

Pastor Andy brings the sermon on Romans 16.1-2, “A Call to Serve,” from the sermon series, “Life in the Spirit (Romans).”

Mothers desire for their children to succeed. In this scene from Jesus' life, we gain a biblical understanding of what the path to success looks like.

Mothers desire for their children to succeed. In this scene from Jesus' life, we gain a biblical understanding of what the path to success looks like.

Mothers desire for their children to succeed. In this scene from Jesus' life, we gain a biblical understanding of what the path to success looks like.

In our text from Matthew, Jesus’ aunt approached him to ask that her sons be given a place on either side of Jesus in His kingdom. Jesus responds by asking if they could drink the cup that He was to drink. Even after three years of His ministry, they did not understand that the Kingdom of God was not to be an earthly kingdom and that to be a true follower of Jesus was to be a servant. They said that they could drink the cup, but did not understand what it meant to drink that cup. They did not fully understand until the day of Pentecost. If we are to have a ministry in God’s kingdom, we too much drink the cup. Few of us have endured the hardships that the disciples had to endure, but all of us have to take up a cross to follow Him. We have to start by having a servant’s heart. We will never have a successful ministry without a servant’s heart. The root of the success of our ministry is the relationship we have with our spouse. If that relationship is not working our relationship with God, and thus our ministry, will not work either.

In our text from Matthew, Jesus’ aunt approached him to ask that her sons be given a place on either side of Jesus in His kingdom. Jesus responds by asking if they could drink the cup that He was to drink. Even after three years of His ministry, they did not understand that the Kingdom of God was not to be an earthly kingdom and that to be a true follower of Jesus was to be a servant. They said that they could drink the cup, but did not understand what it meant to drink that cup. They did not fully understand until the day of Pentecost. If we are to have a ministry in God’s kingdom, we too much drink the cup. Few of us have endured the hardships that the disciples had to endure, but all of us have to take up a cross to follow Him. We have to start by having a servant’s heart. We will never have a successful ministry without a servant’s heart. The root of the success of our ministry is the relationship we have with our spouse. If that relationship is not working our relationship with God, and thus our ministry, will not work either.

What if our walk with God has gone flat because we feel like we've disappointed Him so greatly that He's done with us? Sounds like a great time to revisit the wonder of God's grace.

The value of life is not what I get but how much I give away through God's system of serving.

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Mothers are spiritual teachers either for good or bad. The New Testament mother named Salome taught by her encouragement, example and endurance. Mothers today can do the same!