Who is the servant?Who is the servant?

1. The Fragrance of Christ2. Ministers of the new covenant3. Treasure in Earthen Vessels4. Ministers of Reconciliation

Who is the servant?Who is the servant?

Who are we serving?Who are we serving?

The kids?The kids?

The church?The church?

The building?The building?

Ourselves?Ourselves?

Who are we serving?Who are we serving?

Who is our Goal in Who is our Goal in our service?our service?

“For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake” (2 Cor 4:5)

1. “For we are to God the Fragrance of Christ” (2 Cor 2:15)

So how can we be a fragrance?

Perseverance in the service, how?

We need to learn from our Lord Jesus Christ while He was serving.

Never give up on whom you serve;…

The Samaritan woman Serving on the Cross?

Perseverance in the service, how?

Learn from our Saints and Church Fathers

St. Paul never gave up on the Corinthians

Never give up on whom you serve;…

2. “Ministers of the new covenant” (2 Cor 3:6)

Diff between the old and the new covenant?

Source in the old covenant?

The Law

It was a source of curse and death

Esau selling his birthright

We the Gentiles are similar to Jacob

Lessons from the Old to help us ministers of the new Covenant

How many of us husbands pray for his wife?

How may of us wives pray for her husband?

Rebecca and Isaac

Abraham and Sarah raising Isaac

Jacob and Rachel

3. we have this treasure in Earthen Vessels (2 Cor 4:7)

We servants need to listen:

4. Ministers of Reconciliation (2 Cor 5:18)

“I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6)

OK God but how do I find the way? I want to be with you but I don’t know how;…

“For where two or three gather together in My name, I am there in the midst of them ” (Matt 18:20)

We learn:The service is a great responsibility.

We need to attract not repel.

To pray for our kids (our own and SS)

To pray for the service of each other (servants)

May the blessings of St. Mary , Archangel May the blessings of St. Mary , Archangel Michael, Michael,

all the Saints and all the martyrs be with us all the Saints and all the martyrs be with us all. Amenall. Amen