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Read: 1 Corinthians 12:12-18 Serve. Why? Because you get to, in the name of Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit, be a sign of greater things that await those who will come to believe in Jesus. How? Using the profession, passion, and/or personality Jesus gave you. In what ways can you serve, then, is the last question to answer. That's different for everyone. It would be a mistake to provide a catalog of options. This isn't a flea market where you walk from booth to boot

Read: Ephesians 4:11-16 Becoming more like Jesus includes becoming more generous. We have already considered the why, how, and what of becoming more generous with your financial resources. This week, as you can already tell, we are digging into becoming more generous with your time through serving. We looked at the why of becoming more generous with our time yesterday. We play a teaser trailer to "life with Jesus" when we serve. In other words, we demonstrate in tangible

Read: John 13:3-5, 12-17 We talk a lot about spending our time. Once you spend something, it's gone. Time is like that. Once it's gone, you can't get it back. So, spending time is an appropriate expression. However, when we serve, we're not spending as much as we're investing. When you invest, you do get something back. When you invest money, you get money back…eventually (assuming you invest well). When you invest time, you don't get time back. The return on your investm

Commitment Day Understanding the why, how, and what should help direct the overflow of becoming more generous. So, what’s your next step? One thing should be clear. Becoming more is a lifelong endeavor, but it doesn’t happen by doing nothing. Maybe your next step is preparatory. Perhaps you need to reprioritize your finances. Maybe it’s as simple as following through with something you’ve been thinking about for a long time. Maybe it’s increasing your giving, giving for t