Service and Evangelism

On Thursday of last week, I continued reading Creature of the Word: The Jesus Centered Church by Chandler, Patterson and Geiger.  I think I will be recommending this book to many people in the future.  The chapters I read last week focused on service and multiplication. 

Here are a few quotes for you today:
"Guilt-driven serving is the antithesis of Jesus-driven serving. . ."
 "Wise church leaders will preach the gospel and provide opportunities for people to serve in response."
"Churches centered on Jesus constantly remind their people how Christ has served and continues to serve them. And this becomes the one, the only, the supreme impetus for serving others."
"Our real lives are a daring connection point between God and men for the healing of broken lives and a broken culture."
"Regardless of where we, or the people we serve, are in spiritual maturity, we are instruments in the hand of God to see all things reconciled to God through Christ."
"We walk uprightly because we've been loved and forgiven, not because we're better than anybody else."
"Organic multiplication simply happens as people are constantly and continually refreshed with the gospel and reminded of their part in the greater story."
"The multiplication movement is built on Jesus and His work for us. . .Multiplication will rise to the level that the people in our churches understand the bigger story and realize they have a part in it."

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