Keys to Servanthood

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Keys to Servanthood

• Phil 11, Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ
  Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at
  Philippi, together with the overseers and
  deacons
• Doulos a slave, bond (-man), servantDoulos of
  Christ Jesus
• All the saints in Christ (1)

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Keys to Servanthood

• Phil 12-6, Grace and peace to you from God our
  Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God
  every time I remember you. In all my prayers for
  all of you, I always pray with joy because of
  your partnership in the gospel from the first day
  until now, being confident of this, that he who
  began a good work in you will carry it on to
  completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
• Partnership in the gospel (5)
• He who has begun a good work in you (6)

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• Phil 17-8, It is right for me to feel this way
  about all of you, since I have you in my heart
  for whether I am in chains or defending and
  confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's
  grace with me. God can testify how I long for all
  of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
• You share in Gods grace with me (7)

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Keys to Servanthood

• Fellowship(koinonia) is a word that has in a
  sense, lost it's Biblical meaning. It is more
  than having a church social after service. It is
  the intimate sharing of hearts in the area of the
  love of Christ that we share in common.
• Buying Stamps
• Keys to Servanthood

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Servants Mind

• Phil 13, I thank my God every time I remember
  you.
• Ice cream
• Paul could have remembered where he was
• Paul could have remembered bad stuff in Philippi
  falsely accused, beaten, imprisoned
• I believe he remembered the jailor and his
  household, Lydia and the new Christians

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Servants Mind

• Grace
• Peace
• God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
• Thankful
• Joyful
• Confident
• Good work in you
• Completion

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Servants Heart

• Phil 17-8, It is right for me to feel this way
  about all of you, since I have you in my heart
  for whether I am in chains or defending and
  confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's
  grace with me. God can testify how I long for all
  of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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Servants Heart

• The High Priests ephod
• This goes a little deeper than having someone in
  our mind.
• Christian love is not something we work up but
  something we allow to flow through.
• Jesus has given His love. We have to put away
  selfishness and pride in order to allow that to
  flow through.
• Paul said I have you in my heart
• Prisoner or free- you share in Gods grace with me

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Servants Heart

• Paul greatly desires in his heart to be with them
• With the affection of Jesus Christ
• Affection bowels, deep inside
• As servants of Jesus Christ we must love each
  other with our hearts like Christ loved us.

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Servants Prayer

• Phil 19-11, And this is my prayer that your
  love may abound more and more in knowledge and
  depth of insight, so that you may be able to
  discern what is best and may be pure and
  blameless until the day of Christ, filled with
  the fruit of righteousness that comes through
  Jesus Christ-- to the glory and praise of God.

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Servants Prayer

• The Philippians had a good understanding of love.
• Paul prayed they would abound in love
• Also that they would abound in knowledge and
  depth of insight (discernment)
• He wants them to mature in Christ
• So they would be pure (sincere)
• Blameless (without offense)

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Servants Prayer

• Fruits of righteousness that come through Jesus
• Gal 522-24, But the fruit of the Spirit is
  love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
  faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
  Against such things there is no law. Those who
  belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful
  nature with its passions and desires.

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Keys to Servanthood

• A Servants mind never forgets that he is a
  servant of Christ and can joyfully serve others.
• A Servants heart never stops loving his Master
  and Lord Jesus and never stops loving others.
• A Servants prayer longs for more love, deeper
  understanding, sincerity, fruits of righteousness
  that comes through Christ and more time to
  glorify and praise God.