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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Mobilizing
for Maximum Impact</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Life Is a Highway Pt 3</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>1.16.11 Bud Wrenn</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>‘…. <u>we are made to serve others</u>….’</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Rick
Warren, The Purpose Driven Life</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>John
10:1-18 (NLT) 1 “I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a
sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a
robber! 2 But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and
come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>4
After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow
him because they know his voice. </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>5
They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know
his voice.” 6 Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand
what he meant, </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>7
so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.
8 All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not
listen to them. </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>9
Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come
and go freely and will find good pastures. 10 The thief’s purpose is to steal
and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the
sheep. </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>12
A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep
because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf
attacks them and scatters the flock. 13 The hired hand runs away because he’s
working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep. 14 “I am
the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, 15 just as my Father
knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. 16 I have
other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They
will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd. </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>17
“The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again. </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>18
No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the
authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this
is what my Father has commanded.”</span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>A) Who Servants Are & What They Do</span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>1) Servants become <i><u>very familiar</u></i> to those they
serve.</span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><em><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></em><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><a
href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Jn+10%3A3"><em><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'>John
10:3</span></b></em></a></span><em><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> (NLT) </span></b></em><em><sup><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>3 </span></sup></em><em><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The
gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come
to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. </span></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>2) Servants show others a <i><u>better (best) path</u></i>. </span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><a
href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Jn+10%3A4"><em><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>John 10:4</span></b></em></a></span><em><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> (NLT) </span></b></em><em><sup><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>4 </span></sup></em><em><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>After he
has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because
they know his voice. </span></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>3) Servants lead selfless lives. </span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><em><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></em><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><a
href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Jn+10%3A9"><em><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>John 10:9</span></b></em></a></span><em><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> (NLT) </span></b></em><em><sup><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>9 </span></sup></em><em><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Yes, I am
the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go
freely and will find good pastures. </span></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>4) Servants <i><u>sacrifice their own welfare</u></i> for the
welfare of others. </span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></em><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><a
href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Jn+10%3A10-11"><em><b><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>John 10:10-11</span></b></em></a></span><em><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> (NLT) </span></b></em><em><sup><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>10 </span></sup></em><em><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The
thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a
rich and satisfying life. <sup>11 </sup>“I am the good shepherd. The good
shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. </span></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>5) Servants <i><u>see needs beyond</u></i> what
is immediately around them. </span></strong></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'><a
href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Jn+10%3A16"><em><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'>John
10:16</span></em></a></span></strong><em><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> (NLT) </span></b></em><em><sup><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>16 </span></sup></em><em><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I have
other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They
will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd. </span></em><i><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br>
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color:black'><br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>B)
What I Need in Order to Serve:</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>You already have it!</span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><i><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)</span></i></b><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> Each one should use
whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's
grace in its various forms. </span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>1) <i><u>All believers</u> </i>are equipped.
</span></b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>(each
one)</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2) The purpose is service. </span></b><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>(to serve ....)</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>3) Intended benefits are for others. </span></b><i><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>(to serve others....)</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>4) My equipping is <i><u>unique to me</u></i>.
</span></b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>(its
various forms)</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Service
Objectives</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>My
Ministry - Service to <i><u>others in </u></i>the body of Christ.</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>My
Mission - Service to those <i><u>not yet </u></i>in the body of Christ.</span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="http://www.crossbooks.com/verse.asp?ref=Ro+12%3A1"><span
style='color:black'>Romans 12:1</span></a> Therefore, I urge you, brothers,
in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and
pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship….</span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black;text-transform:uppercase'> </span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black;text-transform:uppercase'> </span></b></p>
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