Improving your serve : the art of unselfish living / Charles R. Swindoll. [print]

By:

Swindoll, Charles R [Author]

Material type: Text

9780849902673

Subject(s):

Service (Theology)

LOC classification:

BT738.4.S978.I477 1981

Contents:

PART 1. Who, me a servant? You gotta be kidding! -- Transparent humanity -- Genuine humility -- Absolute honesty --

PART 2. A case for unselfishness -- A proper perspective -- A biblical basis --

PART 3. The servant as a giver -- Isn't there a better way? -- Is all this biblical? -- What are the basics? -- How should servants give? -- How much does giving cost us? -- Is it worth it, after all? --

PART 4. The servant as a forgiver -- God's forgiveness of us -- Our forgiveness of one another -- How to make it happen --

PART 5. The servant as a forgetter -- Can the mind ever forget? -- A close look at forgetting -- A challenge: two questions --

PART 6. Thinking like a servant thinks -- Not mind-control slavery -- A "Renewed mind" is essential -- Natural thinking in today's world -- Mental barriers to God's voice -- Supernatural ability of the "renewed mind" -- Servanthood starts in the mind --

PART 7. Portrait of a servant, part one -- Jesus' command: "Be different" -- The beatitudes: three observations -- An analysis of the beatitudes -- Preliminary summary and questions --

PART 8. Portrait of a servant, part two -- Analysis of four more qualities -- A last look at the portrait --

PART 9. The influence of a servant -- Keeper of the spring -- Critical estimation of our times -- Indispensable influences for good -- Personal response to our role --

PART 10. The perils of a servant -- Some common misconceptions -- A classic example -- Some lingering lessons -- What's your motive? --

PART 11. The obedience of a servant -- A self-description of Jesus -- Illustration of Jesus' self-description -- Appropriation of Christ's instruction --

PART 12. The consequences of serving -- A realistic appraisal of serving -- The dark side of serving -- Spelling out the consequences -- Suggestions for coping with consequences --

PART 13. The rewards of serving -- Biblical facts about rewards -- God's promises to His servants -- Encouragement to servants -- Conclusion.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor	Non-fiction	BT738.4.S978.I477 1981 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available			31923001801303
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor	Non-fiction	BT738.4.S94 1981 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	COM 4430		31923001747779

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