Imitate Christ's Humility

Sorry for taking time away from the blog...things have been a little hectic after the mission trip (which was awesome).

So...when I was planning to blog last week it was August 12th....1 month before the Youth Service Project that we'll be doing September 12th (my b-day - woohoo!).

To help get everyone on the service mindset - I'd like for you guys to read Pastor Jeff's blog from last week:
http://www.jjohnsonlive.com/2009/08/his-name-was-james.html

So for those of you who don't know. The service project will be to provide breakfast bags - a sandwhich bicuit, tater tots, and juice - to homeless individuals in the downtown area. After reading Jeff's blog, it made me think of the importance of not just handing out bags of food to these folks, but letting them know they are loved. Have a conversation with someone. Find out their name. I challenge each of us to pray for these next few weeks about God preparing our hearts to see these people, that we will be serving, the way He sees them. To pray that any fears we may have will be pushed aside...so that we may imitate Christ's humility.

Here are some bible verses to help in this time to prepare for this service:
Philippians 2:5-11
Matthew 20:25-28
Hebrews 6:10
1 Peter 4:10-11