Serve People

November 16, 2025   /   Cornerstone Global Methodist Church

Scripture Reading Matthew 7:9-12

“Your Father in heaven give[s] good gifts to those who ask him! SO —  in everything, to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.”       – Matthew 7:11-12

Go act like God. Now 

What God does do:

  1. What WE are to do
  2. What all we WANT

What God do:

  1. What we CAN’T do
  2. What we NEED

GO ACT LIKE GOD as we serve people.

ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP PLEDGE: Normal yearly expenses; covered 100% by

SERVE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE: Renovate the church to serve people better than a joint!

  1. MIDDLE GIVERS who can give to renovate.
  2. ANY GIVERS who spend all on themselves.
  3. HIGH GIVERS who will determine the scope.
  4. LOW GIVERS who will set our spiritual health.
  • One little boy fed thousands with five loaves of bread and two fish because he gave his whole lunch to Jesus to feed others!
  • One widow had only a couple of small coins to give to God in worship, but SHE is the one Jesus noticed and complimented!

Pause, Pray, and Prepare to give and serve people like God generously serves us!

PRAYER:

“Thank you Jesus for teaching each of us to ask ourselves, “What do I want people to do to me”? and “how do I want to be treated” – and then to grab the initiative and DO IT FOR OTHERS! Oh, Christ, help us to serve You by serving people with lives that are meant to be shared. Amen.”

 

 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

  1. What do you find it easiest to do when it comes to serving people? (For instance, if you have a gift of exhortation, you may find it easy to say words of encouragement to people).
  2. What do you find it hardest to do when it comes to serving people?
  3. What things has God given you that could be used to serve people over the next few years? How could you plan a little better to do so?
  4. Where have you seen “helping” actually hurt people rather than serve them in a God-led way? What does Paul mean by 2 Thess. 3:10 – if one doesn’t work, he shouldn’t get to eat?
  5. How do you decide what you should give in a certain situation, such that at some point you reach the point where you say, “I can give that amount (of money, effort, help, etc.) cheerfully and in a healthy way that is truly helpful in this situation, but also I should say ‘no’ to going beyond that”? Did Jesus ever live that way? (Hint: Yes…but people often overlook it!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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