Saved to Serve

Saved to Serve

19th March 2010 by Shandri Brown

So those groovers who came to the ENGAGE Sydney Youth Councils heard a pretty decent speaker lay out the 'Saved to Serve' challenge at the Sunday event.

I know I felt challenged about the extent to which I am prepared to serve others. Do I rest comfortably in my salvation, glad I have life with God and forget about my responsibility? Do I actually look for opportunities to serve? Are there any acts of service I consider to be 'beneath me'? To what level am I prepared to serve? Will I just do it when it will be noticed by others?

Something that I continue to wrestle with after amazing youth events like ENGAGE is the action that should follow inspiration. Heaps of people went down to the front of the building after the 'Saved to Serve' message to have 'S's written on their hands as a reminder of what they are called to do. It was a really inspirational and motivating time, where many hearts felt convicted about serving in a fresh way.

Yet just 15 minutes later as the venue was being packed down many of those 'S' stained hands were stuffed into pockets as we avoided helping the few who were stacking chairs, rearranging rooms, vacuuming and sweeping the venue etc. It really struck me how often I am excited and convinced to change by a powerful sermon only to walk out the door and live my life exactly the same as I had before hearing that sermon.

I spent some time looking at my hands this morning and being reminded again of the challenge to serve. I am sure not everyone who responded at ENGAGE is as dodgy as me...so I am way keen to hear your stories of how you have followed up your commitment. Maybe you could enter some of your 'serve' stories, no matter how big or small, into the Save, Grow, Serve section of the website....or just comment on this blog. Maybe you have some great ideas for the rest of us who truly want to live a life worthy of the 'S's on our hands.

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jake

March 20, 2010 at 12:54pm

good blog shandri!

as much as i critize i can also realise a good blog wen i see it!

service is extremely important!

we must be a movement committed to serving, not only the church, but those in our church and those in our community

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Nathan Moulds

March 21, 2010 at 10:25am

Great challenge Shandri, these are the kind of questions that keep me awake at night !!

It's like a speaker I heard once said:
"Christian teenagers say they want to change the world but they can't even do the dishes at home!?"

Come on guys and girls let's get serious about serving others and following Jesus radical way of life, a good place to start if you don't know what to do is to come take part in the upcoming April STUMP (Short Term Urban Mission Project) at Edify. See the website for more info:
www.salvos.org.au/edify

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Shandri Brown

March 23, 2010 at 8:48am

Thanks for the encouragement Jake.

Love that quote nath, so true!!

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