Key Verse - Matthew 12:50 – “For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” – Jesus
 
JESUS BREAKS OUR SELFISHNESS BY CALLING US TO SERVE OTHERS, PUTTING THEIR NEEDS BEFORE OURS.
 
Philippians 2:3-7 - 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.  5 In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:  6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 
 
Ephesians 4:29 - Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
 
Romans 12:1 - Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy (Set Apart for God’s Use, Not Ours) and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
 
Ephesians 4:11-13 – 11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
 
1 Peter 4:10 - Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
 
Here’s What I Want us To Do This Week
 
1.  Opposite of "servant," is "selfish."  Servant says, "What can I do for you?" Selfish says, "What can you do for me?"  Be Intentional to Change your Thinking to “What can I do for you?”  Make a List of Ways you have been Selfish & put Your Needs Before Others.  Make a 2nd List of Ways you Could Put Others Needs Before Yours, & Ask God to Help you Start Doing it this Week.
***(We still sometimes have to put Our Oxygen Mask on 1st & take care of our Needs 1st in order to be Healthy & Able to Help Others.) 
 
2. Ask God to show you where & how to Serve others through New Hope, & then Commit to do so.  *Sign up to Volunteer, by Scanning the QR Code Below to Download our Church App, Open the App & Click the Connect Button at the Bottom, then Click on the Volunteer Button, then Fill Out the Short Form, then Click Submit @ Bottom.  *You can also Sign up to Volunteer by Filling Out the Green Communication Card behind the Chairs, & Check or Circle the areas on the Back that you are Interested in Serving in, then Drop it in one of the gray Tithe & Offering Boxes by the Doors.
 
3. Continue to work at Memorizing Our New Hope Family Core Values Below: 
*Acrostic - HUGGS TRAP FUN!!! =    Honor, Unity, Grace, Generosity, Serving,       Truth, Reaching, Authenticity, Prayer,       Fun!!!