CELEBRATION NOTES

GRATEFUL IN SERVICE

May 4, 2025

… whatever you do, do it for the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31

“The greatest among you will be your servant.”
Matthew 23:11

 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor. Acts 9:36

WHAT IF?
WHAT IF THE WORK IS THE REWARD?
WHAT IF THE PRIZE IS IN THE PROCESS?
WHAT IF YOU CAN BE GRATEFUL IN THE GRIND?

For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 1 Corinthians 15:9-10

THE THREE ENEMIES OF THE TRUE REWARD

The pillow: the seduction of comfort.
The shiny thing: the allure of constant distractions.
The towel: the perpetual temptation to quit.

However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. Acts 20:24