How do you know when a man thinks he's important?

Sometimes it's easy: everyone around him exists to serve him. Bring me this. Do that for me. Respect me. Notice me. Give me the best seat. Make sure I get the credit.

But Jesus gave us a completely different picture of greatness.

The greatest man who ever lived came to serve.

In this episode of the Sharpening Men Podcast, Tom Henry continues Week 5, “Jesus: The Model Man,” by looking at how Jesus completely turned the world's definition of greatness upside down.

Mark 10:45 says, “For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”

The world often measures greatness by how many people serve you. Jesus measures greatness by how willing you are to serve others.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why Jesus measured greatness through service and sacrifice
• The difference between asking “What can they do for me?” and “What can I do for them?”
• What servant leadership looks like in marriage and the home
• Why no honest work should be beneath a Christian man
• Serving in the church instead of simply asking what the church offers us
• Why serving challenges our pride
• How God often meets us while we're ministering to someone else
• Serving even when nobody notices, applauds, or says thank you

TODAY'S CHALLENGE

Serve somebody today in a way that costs you something.

It might cost you time, money, convenience, energy, or pride. Do something around the house before you're asked. Help a coworker. Buy somebody lunch. Call someone who's struggling. Give somebody a ride. Pray with someone.

Do something useful for somebody who cannot repay you - and, if possible, don't tell anybody about it.

Serve because that's what Jesus does.

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Blytheville, AR 72315

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Think of a man who's always serving everybody else and rarely gets thanked for it. Send him this episode and tell him:

“I see what you're doing. Keep going.”

Sometimes the man who encourages everyone else needs somebody to encourage him.

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