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Published: Sept. 22, 2011, 2:15 a.m.

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Title of message is:\\xa0 . My Church Loves Serving

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(Daniel 6:3) \\u201cNow Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.\\u201d

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The poured out life.

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(2 Timothy 4:6) (NLT) \\u201cAs for me, my life has already been poured out as an offering to God.\\u201d

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What will your life honor as a result of being poured out?

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\\u201cFind someone in need and go give yourself to help that person.\\xa0 Only as you focus on others will you ever get over yourself.\\xa0 Be more concerned with what you give than what you get. The real question isn\\u2019t, are you slipping in to depression it\\u2019s who and what are you investing your life into today.\\u201d

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(Ecclesiastes 2:11)\\xa0 Yet when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless, a chasing after the wind; nothing was gained under the sun.\\u201d

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(Titus 3:8)\\xa0 \\u201cI want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.\\u201d

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(Titus 3:14)\\xa0 \\u201c(Christ-followers) must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order that they may not live unproductive lives.\\u201d

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Why Serve?

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1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Because we were created to serve.

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(Ephesians 2:10) \\u201cFor we are God\\u2019s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.\\u201d

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(Matthew 20:28) (NLT) \\u201cFor even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.\\u201d

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\\u201cThe great use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.\\u201d\\xa0 - Williams James

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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Who am I pouring my life into?

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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Who am I helping that can\\u2019t help me in return?

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2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Because you will find fulfillment.

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(Mark 8:35 NLT)\\xa0 \\u201cIf you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it.\\xa0 But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will find true life.\\u201d

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\\u201cIn my view, people are never closer to living out the teachings of Christ than when they are adding value to someone else\\u2019s life.\\xa0 And people who are far from God are rarely more impacted than when they see 21^st-Century Christ-followers behaving as Christ behaved.\\u201d\\xa0 -Bill Hybels

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(Hebrews 6:10 NLT)\\xa0 \\u201cHe will not forget how hard you have worked for Him and how you have shown your love to Him by caring for other Christians.\\u201d

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(Ephesians 4:16) (NLT) \\u201cHe makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.\\u201d

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SERVOLUTION WEEK SCHEDULE: 9am-9pm Monday-Saturday

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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Monday \\u2013 Tuesday \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 HEAVY DUTY CLEAN UP

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\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Tuesday \\u2013 Saturday \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 PAINTING & LIGHT CLEAN UP

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(John 13:17)\\xa0 \\u201cNow that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.\\u201d

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