Top Seven Expectations #5

We Will Serve First.

The first core value that we have held to as Clarity is “Serve First.” The idea is so simple, yet sadly it often alludes us.

I have come to learn that the BEST thing I can do to lead this church community and serve our city is to first truly serve my wife, my daughter, and those I rub shoulders with everyday. It ALL begins in the home, with those closest to us. Tragically, they often become the ones that get the brunt of our anger, dissatisfaction, and selfishness. I want to turn that trend UPSIDE-DOWN and see our homes as the birth place for life and transformation. This emphasis has renewed my family, relationships, work and calling.

It is critical for Clarity, at the very CORE of it’s identity, to have the expectation and posture of service. A friend of mine said this... “Our prayer should not be for God to give us the city, but rather for God to give us TO the city.”

One of the ways we corporately remember our posture of service is to dedicate the first Sunday of every month as a day to “Serve First.” THIS Sunday, 10/10/10, is our launch, and though it’s actually the second Sunday, we will be remembering to serve first in a unique way that enables EVERY person present to take part. Come to find out! It’s gonna be awesome.

PS, here’s who we take our cues from...

Jesus said, “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” -Matthew 20:26-28