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Why do WE SERVE?\xa0

\xa0Title:\xa0 Because We Are Free

(John 8:36) (NLT) So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.

(Galatians 5:13) (CEV) My friends, you were chosen to be free. So don\u2019t use your freedom as an excuse to do anything you want. Use it as an opportunity to serve each other with love.\xa0

(Luke 10:29) (NIV) But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, \u201cAnd who is my neighbor?\u201d\xa0

(Luke 10:30) (NIV) In reply Jesus said: \u201cA man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.

(Luke 10:31) (NIV) A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.

(Luke 10:31) (NIV) So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.

You will always have an excuse to justify not getting involved.

1.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Interruption

(Luke 10:33-34) (NIV) But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. \xa0He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.

2.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Contribution

(Luke 10:35) (NIV) The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. \u2018Look after him,\u2019 he said, \u2018and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.\u2019\xa0

3.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Transformation

(Luke 10:36-37) (NIV) \u201cWhich of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?\u201d The expert in the law replied, \u201cThe one who had mercy on him.\u201d Jesus told him, \u201cGo and do likewise.\u201d

(Matthew 9:36) (NIV) When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.\xa0

(Matthew 9:37-38) (NLT) He said to his disciples, \u201cThe harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.\u201d

(Philippians 2:20-21) (NIV) I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare. For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.

(1 John 3:16) (Message) This is how we\u2019ve come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves. If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about it but turn a cold shoulder and do nothing, what happens to God\u2019s love? It disappears. And you made it disappear.

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