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The Way | Part Five

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Ryan Vinson | Lead Pastor

To you I\xa0lift up my eyes, O you who are\xa0enthroned in the heavens! Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the\xa0Lord\xa0our God, till he has mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us, O\xa0Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of\xa0contempt. Our soul has had more than enough of\xa0the scorn of\xa0those who are at ease\xa0of the contempt of\xa0the proud. Psalm 123:1-4 (ESV)

Service

But Jesus called them to him and said,\xa0\u201cYou know that the rulers of the Gentiles\xa0lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.\xa0It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,\xa0and whoever would be first among you must be your slave,\xa0even as the Son of Man came not to be served but\xa0to serve, and\xa0to give his life as a ransom for\xa0many.\u201d Matthew 20:25-28\xa0(ESV)

1. With an attitude of worship

To you I\xa0lift up my eyes, O you who are\xa0enthroned in the heavens! Psalm 123:1 (ESV)

2. With attentiveness to the Master

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the\xa0Lord\xa0our God, till he has mercy upon us. Psalm 123:2 (ESV)

\u201cThe Christian is the person who recognizes that our real problem is not in achieving Freedom, but in learning service under a better Master. The Christian realizes that every relationship that excludes God becomes oppressive.\xa0 Recognizing that, we urgently want to live under the mastery of God.\u201d \u2013 Eugene Peterson

3. With hopeful anticipation

Have mercy upon us, O\xa0Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of\xa0contempt. Our soul has had more than enough of\xa0the scorn of\xa0those who are at ease\xa0of the contempt of\xa0the proud. Psalm 123:3-4 (ESV)