{"product_id":"9780982735268","title":"Practical Ministry 2 - Study Guide: Teaching You to Do Whatever God Calls You to Do.","description":"A comprehensive study guide that will help you minister according to Jesus' pattern. \u003cp\u003eJesus made it perfectly clear that the servant of God has been called to live by different rules than the children of the world. That is why some have deemed the church, 'the upside-down kingdom.' Jesus said that, \"Whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all.\" (Mark 10:44)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServanthood is not a dirty word. Rather, in it, is reflected the heart of God, and the mission of heaven. To serve others, is to serve God. To give up the best part of yourself, for the betterment of your neighbor, is truly to have Christ revealed through you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most potent, and life-changing images of Christ, in the entire Bible, is a picture of Jesus, with towel wrapped around his waste, washing the feet of his disciples. \u003cbr\u003eContrast that with the attitude of the James and John's mother, concerning the proper placement of her sons, \"Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to Jesus with her sons. She bowed down in front of him to ask him for a favor. He asked her, \"What do you want?\" She said to him, \"Promise that these two sons of mine will sit, one at your right and one at your left, in your kingdom.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobody likes that kind of attitude in fellow laborers, do they? Somehow, it is grating to us. The reason it irritates us so badly, is probably because it is so diametrically opposite to the role Jesus models for us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these verses, we find Jesus' own attitude toward Servanthood revealed. Not only does He appreciate hard working people, but our Lord - the God of heaven - actually embraces Servanthood in a real and personal way: so much so, in fact, that He forever links Himself, and His purpose for coming to earth, with it. \u003cbr\u003eIn all that we do, as servant-leaders for Christ, we are called to serve well. Practical Ministry - Study Guide, will give you a clear, easy-to-follow roadmap for successful leadership.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Preacher's Kid Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035578417392,"sku":"9780982735268","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780982735268_p0.jpg?v=1763885569","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780982735268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}