Serving God for Good 谦卑服事
Dexu Xia
Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant. Matthew 20:26
Brad moved to a new city and quickly found a church where he could worship. He went to services for a few weeks, and then one Sunday he talked to the pastor afterward about his desire to serve in any way needed. He said, “I just want to ‘reach for the broom.’ ” He started by helping set up chairs for the services and cleaning the restrooms. The church family found out later that Brad’s giftedness was in teaching, but he was willing to do anything.
Jesus taught two of His disciples, James and John, and their mother a lesson in servanthood. Their mother requested that her sons have a place of honor on each side of Christ when He came into His kingdom (Matthew 20:20-21). The other disciples heard about this and grew angry with them. Perhaps they wanted those positions for themselves? Jesus told them that exercising authority over others wasn’t the way to live (vv. 25-26), but instead serving was most important. “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant” (v. 26).
Brad’s words “reach for the broom” are a practical picture for what each of us can do in our communities and churches to serve Christ. Brad described his life’s passion for God in this way: “I want to serve for the glory of God, for the good of the world, and for my own joy.” How will you and I “reach for the broom” as God leads us? By: Anne Cetas
In what ways can you serve your church family? When will you start?
Dear God, You’ve done so much for me and deserve my love. Please empower me and show me how to serve others in my midst.
谁想在你们中间成为大的，就要作你们的仆役。—马太福音20章26节，新译本
博德搬到一个新的城市之后，很快就找到一间教会并且参加聚会。他参加了几周的主日崇拜，接着在某次聚会结束后，他就向牧师表示有意愿参与教会服事，而且不管做什么都好。他说：“我只是想要服事，包括拿扫把扫地。”于是，他开始帮忙排椅子、洗厕所。后来，大家发现博德其实具有教导方面的恩赐，但他却什么都愿意做。
耶稣曾教导雅各与约翰以及这两个门徒的母亲，何谓谦卑服事。雅各和约翰的母亲请求耶稣在祂的国度里，让她这两个儿子分别坐在耶稣两侧尊荣的位置（马太福音20章20-21节）。其他的门徒听到这样的请求，就对这兄弟俩感到恼怒。会不会是因为他们自己也想获得如此尊荣的地位呢？耶稣告诉他们，行使权力并不是要统治管辖他人（25-26节），而是为了要服事众人：“谁想在你们中间成为大的，就要作你们的仆役。”（26节，新译本）
博德说的“拿扫把扫地”给了我们一幅真实的画面，说明每一个基督徒在社区和教会里能为基督所做的服事。博德这样形容他一生对上帝的爱：“我的服事是为了让上帝得荣耀、人们得益处，并让我自己得到喜乐。”在上帝的带领下，你与我要如何“拿扫把扫地”呢？
作者： 施安妮
你可以用什么方式服事
你教会的弟兄姐妹？
你要从什么时候开始呢？
亲爱的上帝，我要以爱回报祢
为我所做的一切！请赐我力量，
并教导我如何服事身边的人。