Servir
Servir é o coração do evangelho. Jesus não veio para ser servido, mas para servir. O cristão é chamado a seguir esse exemplo, colocando-se a serviço de Deus e do próximo.
O exemplo de Jesus
Cristo é o modelo supremo de serviço. Ele lavou os pés dos discípulos e deu a própria vida como resgate por muitos.
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."
In the same way, the Son of man didn’t come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
It shall not be like that for you. Whoever among you wants to be the most important will be your servant. Whoever among you wants to be first will be like a slave.
So if I, your Teacher and Lord, washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet.
Jesus sat down and called the twelve disciples together. "If anyone wants to be first, he has to be the very last, the servant of everyone else," he told them.
Servindo ao Senhor
Servir a Deus é um privilégio e uma ordenança. Devemos amá-lo de todo coração e servi-lo com alegria e fidelidade.
But if you don’t want to worship the Lord, choose today who you want to worship! Is it going to be the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates? Or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you’re now living? But as for me and my family, we will worship the Lord!"
But make sure you keep the commandments and the law as Moses instructed you. Love the Lord your God, follow all his ways, keep his commandments, stay close to him, and serve him with your whole being."
People of Israel, what does the Lord your God want from you? He wants you to respect the Lord your God by following all his ways. He wants you to love him. He wants you to worship the Lord your God with all your mind and with all your being, He wants you to keep the commandments and regulations of the Lord that I am giving you today for your own good.
You are to follow the Lord your God and respect him. Keep his commandments and do what he says; worship him and hold onto him.
Don’t be unwilling to work hard; serve the Lord with an enthusiastic spirit.
how much more does the blood of Christ—who offered himself in his sinless life to God through the eternal Spirit—clean your consciences from your past sinful lives so you can serve the living God?
Servir ao próximo
A liberdade cristã nos chama a servir uns aos outros pelo amor. Cada dom recebido é para edificação do corpo de Cristo.
You, my brothers and sisters, were called to freedom! Just don’t use your freedom as an excuse to indulge your sinful human nature—instead serve one another in love.
Yes, you are free people! So don’t use your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but live as God’s servants.
If you want to serve me you need to follow me. My servants will be where I am, and my Father will honor anyone who serves me.
No one can serve two masters. Either you’ll hate one and love the other, or you’ll be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Money.
and don’t use any parts of your body as evil tools of sin. Instead dedicate yourselves to God as those who have been brought back from death to life, and use all parts of your body as tools to do something good for God.
Fidelidade e recompensa
O servo fiel e sábio será recompensado pelo Senhor. A fidelidade no serviço honra a Deus e produz frutos eternos.
His master said to him, ‘You’ve done well—you are a good, faithful servant. You have proved yourself trustworthy over small things, so now I’m placing you in charge over many things. Be happy because I’m really pleased with you!’
So my dear brothers and sisters: be strong, stand firm, doing everything you can for the Lord’s work, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord is wasted.
All Scripture inspired by God is useful for teaching, for confronting what is wrong, for setting us straight, and for telling us what is right. This is how God provides a thorough preparation for those who work for him to accomplish all that’s good.
The Lord shows the right path to those who follow him, and is happy with the way they live.
The Lord saves the lives of his servants. Those who trust in his protection will not suffer for their wrongdoings.