Sermon Notes April 17, 2016
“Reaching People with the Message of Jesus …
Through Service” (Luke 9:10-17)
I. Jesus came to be a _______________.
A. Jesus made that ____________ about Himself.
(Matthew 20:20-21; 25-28)
B. Others ___________ Jesus as a servant.
(Philippians 2:5-8)
C. Why did Jesus come as a servant?
1. Because He ____________ His Father.
(Luke 4:18-19)
2. To touch those who are hurting in order to
_____________ them toward His Father.
(Luke 19:10; John 4:10)
3. Jesus ____________ people in order to soften
their hearts and open their ears so they would
sense His heart and be willing to hear His
Gospel and come to His Father.
II. Jesus calls His _______________ to be
servants.
A. Because that is what ____________ wants you to
be. (Romans 8:29; Philippians 2:3-4; Romans
12:1; 12:10; Galatians 5:13)
B. Servant hood accomplishes ____________ things.
(Romans 12:21)
C. The servant hearts and servant actions of the
followers of Jesus will soften ___________ toward
the Savior we follow … will open ___________ to
the message we share … with ____________
others toward the God we love. (Matthew 5:16)
III.What does it mean _______________ to serve
the people around us? (John 13:4-5)
A. Jesus ____________ the need.
B. Jesus took the ____________.
C. Jesus ____________ the need.