Living as a Servant - Intro

Pre Game

“Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.”

Philippians 2:6-7

Warm Up

We live in the world of sports where the word servant is not a popular word.  Self-confidence, pride, ego and self image are words that are very important in the sports world.  Most people believe that one cannot win without these qualities.  As disciples of Christ we are called to live as servants in the world of sport and in life.  But what does that mean?  The next few weeks we will be doing a series called “living as a servant”.      

The series will hopefully cover many questions such as:  What does it mean to live as a servant?  Can you live as a servant without “being” a servant?  If so, what is a servant and who is our best example of being a servant?  Hopefully we will be able to answer some of these questions, but to summarize it we will break it down to three main areas:   

1)      To live as a servant you need to be a servant and Jesus is our best example.

2)      How do we begin the process of becoming a servant like Jesus?

3)      How can I practically start living today as servant? 

Game Time

What does it mean to live as a servant? 

Can you live as a servant without “being” a servant? 

What is a servant and who is our best example of being a servant?