{"id":20711,"date":"2016-05-14T21:21:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-14T21:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/110-christian-service\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T18:48:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:48:37","slug":"110-christian-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/ha\/110-christian-service\/","title":{"rendered":"110   A Life of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-21995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/110-Cover-300x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/110-Cover-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/110-Cover-1024x697.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/110-Cover-768x522.png 768w, https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/110-Cover.png 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Course 10: A Life of Service\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s5uSeeCTdVE?list=PLoMBwLn9MGELWDOm-XzUbJhR5JDw2AgDU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>New course introductory video<em>:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>How can my skills serve the Church?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New course edition <\/strong><em><strong>in a print-ready version or as a fillable PDF!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, <\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>as faithful stewards of God\u2019s grace in its various forms.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1 Peter 4:10<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The greatest among you shall be your servant.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Matthew 23:11<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most of us naturally prefer being served rather than serving others. Very often those who serve in this world do so because they are poorer or inferior in power or status to those being served.<\/p>\n<p>But God\u2019s chosen Son came to earth as a humble servant. He redeemed us at great sacrifice to himself, washes us clean from our sin, and restores us to fellowship with our Father as \u201cfellow heirs of his Kingdom\u201d. Then, he equips and sends us out as his servants to love others and reconcile them to the Father, until every people and tribe is represented in his Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>In this course, we will examine what it means to be a servant of Christ and discover some ways we can serve him and build his kingdom as we reach out to others.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>The lessons in this course cover the following topics:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The Right Motivation for Service \u2013 <\/strong>Saved by grace to do good works<\/li>\n<li><strong>Our High Calling to Humble Service\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong>Following Christ\u2019s example<\/li>\n<li><strong>Goal, Trials and Rewards of the Servant\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong>Fixing our eyes on what is eternal<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serving the Family of Believers\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong>Gifts for the edification of the Church<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serving in Our Neighbourhood\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong>That they may glorify your Father in heaven<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serving Together to the Ends of the Earth\u00a0\u2013 <\/strong>Reaching every ethnic group<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/ha\/\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=1348\" class=\"sdm_download green\" title=\"110 EN A Life of Service &#8211; electronic fillable\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>ELECTRONIC - FILLABLE<\/a><\/div><\/div> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Computer-Icon-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"55\" height=\"35\" \/>\u00a0 <em>Electronic version with writable fields* &#8211; Updated September 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/ha\/\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=16750\" class=\"sdm_download green\" title=\"110 EN A Life of Service &#8211; with lines for printing\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>PRINTABLE VERSION<\/a><\/div><\/div> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pen-icon-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"37\" height=\"33\" \/> \u00a0 <em>Printable version with lines &#8211; Updated September 2025<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>* Note:<\/strong> Not all PDF programs will show writable fields. 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