LIVING FOR OTHERS

Jesus said to His disciples, “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give His life as a ransom for many.”  (Matthew 20:28 NLT)

Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself; and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is… Life is good when you are happy; but much better when others are happy because of you. 

-- Pope Francis (1936 – 2025)

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BOUGHT WITH A PRICE

“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”  (Galatians 2:20)

"Do you not know that your body is a Temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body."  (1 Corinthians 6:19,20)

My life has been paid for by Jesus Christ. My life belongs to Him. Therefore, I can't do what "I" want to do, I must do what "He" wants me to do. 

-- Ron Brown, Assistant Coach, University of Nebraska, in Sports Spectrum

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SERVING GOD

"For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10:45 NIV)

Most people want to serve God, but only in an advisory capacity.  

-- Unknown


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THE VALUE OF THE BLOOD

"For you know that God paid a ransom to save you… He paid for you with the precious lifeblood of Christ, the sinless Lamb of God. God chose Him for this purpose before the world began, but now in these final days, He was sent to the earth for all to see. And He did this for you." (1 Peter 1: 18-20 NLT)

If we give soft names to sin we depreciate the value of the blood which was shed to save us from sin.

-- Unknown


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