Improving your serve : the art of unselfish living / [print]
Charles R. Swindoll.
- Waco, Texas : Word Books, (c)1981.
- 219 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
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.