- I John 2:1-6
- Jesus cared about people
- Matthew 23:37
- Luke 19:1-10 – Zaccheus
- Paul
- What you can do this week
- Spend 15 minutes thinking about others. Luke 6:43-45
- Jesus prayed
- Luke 6:12-13; 5:16
- Paul imitated Jesus in this
- Philippians 1:9-10; Colossians 1:9 – Paul often prayed for others
- Ephesians 6:19-20; I Thessalonians 5:25 – Paul asked others to pray for him
- II Thessalonians 1:11 – Paul believed that prayer worked and that one should pray “always”
- What you can do this week
- Pray for:
- Government and leaders – I Timothy 2:1-2
- Other Christians – Ephesians 3:14-19
- Ourselves – Luke 18:13
- Pray for:
- Jesus served
- Mark 10:43-45 – Jesus came to serve
- John 13:5-17 – Jesus washes the apostles’ feet
- Paul imitated Jesus in this
- Romans 1:14 – Paul viewed himself as a servant
- I Corinthians 9:16-23
- What can you do this week?
- Do some act of service for someone!
- Jesus sacrificed for the will of the Father
- I Peter 2:21; John 15:13 – Jesus is the quintessential example of sacrifice
- Paul imitated Jesus in this
- Philippians 3:4-8 – Paul sacrificed much to be a Christian
- II Corinthians 12:15
- What you can do this week:
- Replace something earthly with something spiritual.
DW
May 31, 2015
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